The Feeling Buddha

by David Brazier, David Brazier

1997Four Noble TruthsPsychologyPsychotherapyReligious aspectsReligious aspects of Psychotherapy

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Open Library

First lines

We live in a world that is uniquely adapted to our needs.

About this book

With astonishing simplicity, David Brazier has distilled in The Feeling Buddha the essence of the Buddha's message from a talk the Buddha gave after he attained enlightenment. Here the Buddha spelled out a practical approach to the problems of life, defining spirituality as the art of converting base passion into noble engagement. The Feeling Buddha makes the teachings of India's greatest sage, who finally emerges here as a very human figure full of passion, ultimately accessible. It also serves as a practical guide for living life fully and deeply today, enhanced by Brazier's unique experience as a social worker, Buddhist minister and psychotherapist. For students of Buddhism, it is a challenge to orthodoxy; for psychotherapists and philosophers, an insight into emotion and existential realities; and for the general reader, an inspiration.

Themes & subjects

Four Noble TruthsPsychologyPsychotherapyReligious aspectsReligious aspects of PsychotherapyZen Buddhism

First published 1997

About the author

David Brazier

2 January 1947

My next book is Love and Its Disappointment: The meaning of life, therapy and art. O-Books Auguat 2009. "Love and Its Disappointment: The meaning of life, therapy and art" has been found to be lucid and helpful and has excellent endorsements: "compelling..., power house..., brilliant..., convincing..., nourishing..., enlightening..., wise..., insightful..., compassionate... For flyer, please scroll down. ENDORSEMENTS AND REVIEWS: Julia Samuel, Metanoia Institute Tutor, Honorary Fellow of Imperial College: A compelling book, like a power house of thought that has been building up over a long time and successfully found its voice, as it pulled me the reader along. The clarity of…