Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion : A Conversation Between The Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman, Ph.D. - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805087125 ISBN 13: 9780805087123

Publisher: Times Books, 2008

Synopsis

The Dalai Lama and a groundbreaking psychologist present a collaborative work about human emotions and spirituality that bridges Eastern and Western philosophies to cover such topics as the sources of hate and compassion, the scientific benefits of Buddhist meditation, and the plausibility of forgiveness. 60,000 first printing.

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Review:

"A rich feast for the mind... This is a singular meeting of two intellectual traditions--and two remarkable minds and hearts." --Daniel Goleman

"A fresh, unique exploration of many subtle issues... on psychology and Buddhism... Full of... unexpected humor and tender surprises... They gently probe each other's system of thought with striking intellectual rigor." --Shambhala Sun

"Their conversations touch on questions of emotional balance, anger, and the range and limits of compassion, but a brief review can hardly do justice to the range and depth of this fine book." --Library Journal

About the Author:

Tenzin Gyatzo, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and is the temporal and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. The author of The Art of Happiness, among many other books, he is the head of the Tibetan government in exile and resides in Dharamsala, India.

Paul Ekman is the world's foremost expert on facial expressions and a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California Medical School in San Francisco. He is the author of fourteen books, including Emotions Revealed and lives in northern California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Times Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0805087125
• ISBN 13: 9780805087123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 261
• Editor: Ekman Paul