From Library Journal
Taking as the framework for his discussion the first teaching offered by the Buddha after he attained enlightenment (wherein he revealed the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-Fold Path), Brazier (Zen Therapy, Wiley, 1996) offers a modern perspective on these ideas and notes some useful parallels with psychoanalytic theory and practice. Brazier's reasoned and insightful interpretation of the Buddha's message, as he tells us, is the result of many years of study and reflection, and he takes the reader beyond the surface of these familiar texts. While the approach may not be as revolutionary as Brazier would have us believe, this admirably clear and perceptive book has much to offer, particularly for those with some experience of Buddhist practice. Many libraries might want this to supplement the Dalai Lama's recent The Four Noble Truths (Thorsons, 1998). Recommended for libraries collecting in the flourishing area of contemporary Buddhist thought.?Mark Woodhouse, Elmira Coll. Lib., NY
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Booklist
Buddhism does not offer an escape from suffering, writes Zen Buddhist psychotherapist Brazier, but rather teaches us how to live "meaningfully in an afflicted world." Believing that this is but one of many widespread misconceptions regarding core Buddhist teachings, Brazier offers a new and clarifying approach to the Four Noble Truths in this commonsensical and quietly radical treatise. He begins with a fresh definition of the phrase "noble truth" itself. The "truth," he asserts, is not that life is suffering but that "suffering will always be a part of our lives." Pain and pleasure, life and death are inextricably connected, and it is this paradoxical dynamic that makes life rich and compelling. Nobility implies courage and states of mind and actions worthy of respect. What the Buddha understood, Brazier explains, is that "pride and dignity play a central role in human psychology." This helpful elucidation leads to a discussion of the Middle Path, or the Eightfold Way, that will guide Westerners to a genuine understanding of Buddhist precepts and to applying them to everyday life. Donna Seaman
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