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Wisconsin Bookwatch, June, 2005
A Call To Compassion
Aura Glaser
Nicholas-Hays, Inc.
c/o RedWheel/Weiser, dist.
368 Congress Street, 4th floor, Boston, MA 02210
0892541164 $16.95 redwheelweiser.com
A Call To Compassion: Bringing Buddhist Practices Of The Heart Into The Soul Of Psychology by Buddhist expert and practicing psychotherapist Aura Glaser is a testimony written specifically to answer a deficiency the author encountered in her research--the nearly complete omission of any reference to the paramount importance of cultivating compassion. A Call To Compassion explores what the Theravada school of Buddhism (which teaches personal liberation through enlightenment) can offer to psychology. Reviewing the works of Freud, Jung, and others, Glaser reveals modern psychology's ambivalence concerning the subject of compassion and the need for change in order to better foster psychological health and well being. A thought-provoking, in-depth discussion that seamlessly blends the value of buddhist teachings with the needs of modern science and mental health treatment.
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