The Feeling Buddha: An Introduction to Buddhism

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This account explains how the Buddha's path of wisdom and loving kindness grew out of the challenges he encountered in life. It explores enlightenment, nirvana, and the Four Noble Truths, presenting a picture of the Buddha as a very human figure whose success lay not in his perfection, but in his method of positively utilizing the energy generated by personal suffering.

David Brazier is a practising psychotherapist and Zen Buddhist and the director of an independent Buddhist training programme in the north of England. His previous books include Zen Therapy, The Feeling Buddha, and Beyond Carl Rogers: Towards a Psychotherapy for the 21st Century David Brazier is a practising psychotherapist and Zen Buddhist and the director of an independent Buddhist training programme in the north of England. His previous books include Zen Therapy, The Feeling Buddha, and Beyond Carl Rogers: Towards a Psychotherapy for the 21st Century.

"'This admirably clear and perceptive book has much to offer, particulrly for those with some experience of the Buddhist practice' - Library Journal; 'David Brazier writes with clarity and authority about the zen way' - Mark Epstein MD author of Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective"