MeditationMagazine | Special Section
The Merry-Go-Round of Desire
An Interview with Mark Epstein: A contemporary psychiatrist uses ancient Buddhist wisdom to make sense of desire in our everyday lives.
Mark Epstein
Mark Epstein is a psychiatrist and author who has written widely on the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy. His best-selling books include Thoughts without a Thinker, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart, The Trauma of Everyday Life, and What the Buddha Felt. His latest work is The Zen of Therapy: Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life.
MeditationMagazine | Special Section
Dharma and Psychotherapy
As Buddhist teachings on suffering and the nature of self continue to spread in the West, psychotherapists have begun to recover the spiritual possibilities inherent in their work.
Buddha in 2001: Two New Versions of the Path
The retelling of the story of Buddha Shakyamuni's enlightenment
The Art of Happiness
By Howar C. Cutler, M.D.
MeditationMagazine | Special Section
Be Here Angry Now
Mark Epstein, psychiatrist and author, speaks with Tricycle about expressing, transforming, and dissolving anger.
TeachingsMagazine | Special Section
Stopping the Wind
On the constant motion of the mind
MeditationMagazine | Special Section
I’ve Been Meditating for Ten Years, and I’m Still Angry. What’s the Matter with Me?
If you've been practicing for years and you're still angry, meditation can be used to hold anger skilfully, rather than as a way to escape.
In the Realm of Relationship
Scholar Jeffrey Hopkins discusses his rendition of a Tibetan tantric manual tailored for gay male practitioners.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Special Section
Shattering the Ridgepole
What is the Emotional Life of a Buddha?
Podcasts
The Zen of Therapy
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, psychotherapist Mark Epstein shares how he brings his Buddhist practice into his therapy sessions.
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The Task Is Being You
The Buddha had a prescription to end suffering—the eightfold path. But can the Western tradition of psychotherapy build upon these essential steps? Here, Buddhist psychotherapist and bestselling author Epstein talks with Tricycle contributing editor Amy Gross about how the two realms of wisdom view the idea of self as both problematic and helpful. Drawing from his new book, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself, to discuss the ways meditation illuminates aspects of ourselves that we’re afraid or ashamed of, allowing us to let go of the identities that constrict us.
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Buddhism and Psychotherapy
In the debut episode of Tricycle Talks, contributing editor Amy Gross speaks with practicing psychiatrist Mark Epstein on Buddhism and psychotherapy. Epstein emphasizes that there is dukkha (suffering) in every place at every time, and that psychotherapeutic practices can help alleviate this suffering. Epstein’s new book, The Trauma of Everyday Life, also explores this topic.
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