Paul C. Cooper maintains a private practice in Manhattan. He is member, training analyst, clinical supervisor and faculty National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, Institute for Expressive Analysis; board member and faculty at the Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy; editorial board: Psychoanalytic Review and Groundwater: Journal of Buddhism and Psychotherapy. Winner of the 1996 Ernest Angel Award for Affects and Self States: A Case study on the Integration of Buddhist Analytic Meditation and Psychoanalysis; he co-edited Psychotherapy and Religion: Many paths, One Journey (2005: Jason Aronson.).

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Reflections from the MarginChapter 3 Coming Home to WholenessChapter 4 From Nowhere to Now HereChapter 5 Don't Remove DelusionChapter 6 The Light of Faithful AwarenessChapter 7 Driven to DistractionChapter 8 Through the NetChapter 9 Cigarette Smoke & IncenseChapter 10 OscillationsChapter 11 Staying HonestChapter 12 Bringing Practice HomeChapter 13 A Transformational Moment

The 12 essays in this volume all contribute rich material to the problem of how to suffer life as we encounter it, and it is noteworthy that much of the volume is composed of reports of the journeys that the authors have made in learning about their own suffering. The authors do convey the importance of Buddhist practice and make it clear that any convergence is not the result of simply taking an element here and there and tossing it into a psychological treatment plan. Clearly the reader walks away witha sense of the importance of many years of practice to make integration effective. From this collection the reader will appreciate that the basis of human suffering follows from the construction of an individual's life...

Paul C. Cooper maintains a private practice in Manhattan. He is member, training analyst, clinical supervisor and faculty National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, Institute for Expressive Analysis; board member and faculty at the Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy; editorial board: Psychoanalytic Review and Groundwater: Journal of Buddhism and Psychotherapy. Winner of the 1996 Ernest Angel Award for Affects and Self States: A Case study on the Integration of Buddhist Analytic Meditation and Psychoanalysis; he co-edited Psychotherapy and Religion: Many paths, One Journey (2005: Jason Aronson.).

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Reflections from the MarginChapter 3 Coming Home to WholenessChapter 4 From Nowhere to Now HereChapter 5 Don't Remove DelusionChapter 6 The Light of Faithful AwarenessChapter 7 Driven to DistractionChapter 8 Through the NetChapter 9 Cigarette Smoke & IncenseChapter 10 OscillationsChapter 11 Staying HonestChapter 12 Bringing Practice HomeChapter 13 A Transformational Moment

The 12 essays in this volume all contribute rich material to the problem of how to suffer life as we encounter it, and it is noteworthy that much of the volume is composed of reports of the journeys that the authors have made in learning about their own suffering. The authors do convey the importance of Buddhist practice and make it clear that any convergence is not the result of simply taking an element here and there and tossing it into a psychological treatment plan. Clearly the reader walks away witha sense of the importance of many years of practice to make integration effective. From this collection the reader will appreciate that the basis of human suffering follows from the construction of an individual's life...

Paul C. Cooper maintains a private practice in Manhattan. He is member, training analyst, clinical supervisor and faculty National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, Institute for Expressive Analysis; board member and faculty at the Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy; editorial board: Psychoanalytic Review and Groundwater: Journal of Buddhism and Psychotherapy. Winner of the 1996 Ernest Angel Award for Affects and Self States: A Case study on the Integration of Buddhist Analytic Meditation and Psychoanalysis; he co-edited Psychotherapy and Religion: Many paths, One Journey (2005: Jason Aronson.).

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Reflections from the MarginChapter 3 Coming Home to WholenessChapter 4 From Nowhere to Now HereChapter 5 Don't Remove DelusionChapter 6 The Light of Faithful AwarenessChapter 7 Driven to DistractionChapter 8 Through the NetChapter 9 Cigarette Smoke & IncenseChapter 10 OscillationsChapter 11 Staying HonestChapter 12 Bringing Practice HomeChapter 13 A Transformational Moment

The 12 essays in this volume all contribute rich material to the problem of how to suffer life as we encounter it, and it is noteworthy that much of the volume is composed of reports of the journeys that the authors have made in learning about their own suffering. The authors do convey the importance of Buddhist practice and make it clear that any convergence is not the result of simply taking an element here and there and tossing it into a psychological treatment plan. Clearly the reader walks away witha sense of the importance of many years of practice to make integration effective. From this collection the reader will appreciate that the basis of human suffering follows from the construction of an individual's life...