Person to Person : The Problem of Being Human - Softcover

Dusen, Wilson Van

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0285647172 ISBN 13: 9780285647176

Publisher: Souvenir Press, 1994

Synopsis

Written from a fresh and wholly fascinating viewpoint, Person to Person is one of the most relevant and liberating books for those seeking to be themselves in today's society. It stresses the importance of being first and foremost a human being, of learning to recognise one's own wants and needs and follow one's instincts by the justification of experience.

It helps the reader to look beyond the labels that society places on us and to gain understanding not only of the self, but of the true essence of the human beings around us. Each one of us has a value that is unique to us, and whatever restraints may be placed upon us we should learn to gather strength from our own core of being that makes us what we are.

Through the insights offered in this book we can come to understand the importance of choosing for ourselves, regardless of what anyone else tells us is good or bad. And from an awareness of ourselves we can achieve a greater realisation of the same process, the same individuality that motivates those around us. We can abandon the phoney 'togetherness' that is forced upon us and enjoy a real being-together that springs from instinctive personal choice.

First published more than twenty-five years ago, Person to Person remains a powerful source of enlightenment from the author of the classic On Becoming a Person.

About this title

About the Author

Wilson Van Dusen, a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, spent his professional years working with schizophrenics. As a psychologist, he gravitated toward the depths of human experience, with a special reference to the human potential for the experience of God. An accomplished writer, his later books focus on the spiritual universal that transcends cultural and doctrinal differences. His books include The Design of Existence, Returning to the Source, and Beauty, Wonder and the Mystical Mind.

Edition details

• Publisher: Souvenir Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0285647172
• ISBN 13: 9780285647176
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288