For episode 220 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we’re persevering with the Actual Life Sequence celebrating Sharon’s new guide by the identical title, “Actual Life.”
This interview encompasses a dialog between Sharon and Mark Epstein, recorded for the Dwelling An Genuine Life Summit.
“My school thesis was on Abidhama, which is Buddhist psychology. It talks about our on a regular basis expertise as principally the patterning of the psychological components. The foundation explanation for struggling, the basis trigger, is ignorance or delusion. It’s been helpful for me in all of my writing.” – Mark Epstein
Mark Epstein is a psychiatrist in non-public observe in New York Metropolis and the writer of quite a lot of books in regards to the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy, together with Thoughts and not using a Thinker, Going to Items with out Falling Aside, Occurring Being, and his latest work The Trauma of On a regular basis Life. He obtained his undergraduate and medical levels from Harvard College and is at present Scientific Assistant Professor within the Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at New York College.
To be taught extra about Mark’s work, you’ll be able to go to his web site.
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