THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AWAKENING edited by Gay Watson, Stephen Batchelor, and Guy Claxton
Buddhism, Science, and Our Day-to-Day Lives
$16.95
The Buddhist view of the mind -- how it works, how it goes wrong, how to put it right -- is being increasingly recognized as both profound and highly practical by scientists, counsellors, and other professionals. In The Psychology of Awakening, editors Gay Watson, Stephen Batchelor, and Guy Claxton have compiled a wide-ranging and penetrating selection of articles on the relevance and application of Buddhist philosophy and practice in the modern Western world. Divided into four parts, the book explores the contemporary mind and philosophical issues in Buddhism; the scientific perspective of the Buddhist concept of body, mind, and spiritual development; Buddhism and psychotherapy; and practical applications of Buddhism in contemporary life. In addition to essays by the editors, contributors include:
Christopher Titmuss 
Geshe Thupten Jinpa
Fred Pfeil
Helena Norberg-Hodge
Francisco J. Varela
Susan Blackmore
Terence Gaussen John
Welwood
Mark Epstein
Maura Sills Leslie
Todres John Crook
David Brazier
Jon Kabat-Zinn James
Low Tarab Tulku
Joy Manne
Karen Kissel Wegela
Eric Hall
Accessible and authoritative, The Psychology of Awakening will be of interest to those who wish to better understand the workings of their own mind, and also those seeking new ways of mastering the challenges we all face in modern life -- personal, professional, and cultural.