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Open to Desire |
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| eBook: Adobe reader | 8.26 x 5.23in | 240 pages | ISBN 9780786577736 | 05 Jan 2006 | Gotham Trade Paperback |
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“A masterpiece. . . . It teaches us how not to fear and repress, but to rechannel and harness the
most powerful energies of life toward freedom and bliss.” —ROBERT THURMAN
It is common in both Buddhism and Freudian psychoanalysis to treat desire as if it is the root of
all suffering and problems, but psychiatrist Mark Epstein believes this to be a grave
misunderstanding.
In his controversial defense of desire, he makes clear that it is the key to deepening intimacy with
ourselves, each other, and our world.
Proposing that spiritual attainment does not have to be detached from intimacy or eroticism,
Open to Desire begins with an exploration of the state of dissatisfaction that causes us to
cling to irrational habits. Dr. Epstein helps readers overcome their own fears of desire so that they
can more readily bridge the gap between self and other, cope with feelings of incompletion, and
get past the perception of others as objects. Freed from clinging and shame, desire’s spiritual
potential can then be opened up.
“A fascinating look at the urge for pleasure, with the goal of helping readers accept the sensation of wanting into their lives in ways that are helpful both spiritually and psychologically.” —Body and Soul
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