Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

â€œMost people will never find a great psychiatrist or a great Buddhist teacher, but Mark Epstein is both, and the wisdom he imparts inÂ Advice Not GivenÂ is an act of generosity and compassion. The book is a tonic for the ailments of our time.â€â€”Ann Patchett,Â New York TimesÂ bestselling author ofÂ CommonwealthÂ

Our ego, and its accompanying sense of nagging self-doubt as we work to be bigger, better, smarter, and more in control, is one affliction we all share. But while our ego is at once our biggest obstacle, it can also be our greatest hope. We can be at its mercy or we can learn to work with it.Â With great insight, and in a deeply personal style,Â renownedÂ psychiatrist and author Dr. Mark Epstein offers a how-to guide that refuses a quick fix.Â Â In Advice Not Given,Â he reveals how Buddhism and Western psychotherapy, two traditions that developed in entirely different times and places, both identify the ego as the limiting factor in our well-being, and both come to the same conclusion: When we give the ego free rein, we suffer; but when it learns to let go, we are free.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780399564345
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 2019-01-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780399564345

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780399564345
Color	Silver
ReleaseDate	2019-01-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780399564345

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