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As well as explaining the origins of Buddhism, Stoicism, and psychotherapy, Way Beyond Happiness gives us contrasting perspectives, from a diverse team of writers, on some of the controversial issues that arise. ● Can therapy or religion overcome the "meaning crisis" of modern life?
● Would a perfectly wise person be immune to grief?
● What's the downside of optimism about future outcomes?
● Do Stoicism or Buddhism encourage a cold, unfeeling absence of emotion?
● Are psychedelic drugs effective aids to spiritual awareness?
● What are the vital disagreements between Buddhism and Stoicism?
In an age of furious digital agitation, vacuous hype, and angry controversies over rapidly changing ideological quarrels, two ancient philosophies of calm, reason, self-control, and moderation have each made spectacular comebacks.
Buddhism and Stoicism are everywhere in popular discussions of success and peace of mind, from sports to business, from workplace conflicts to relationship counseling—in bestselling books, viral podcasts, and booming wellness retreats.
Even more remarkable, the dominant fashion in psychotherapy, the cognitive-behavioral approach which has replaced discredited Freudian-style psychoanalysis, was created by pioneers like Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck, who from the get-go drew upon both Stoic and Buddhist sources.
At the same time, there's now an enormous surge within academic philosophy, to rediscover philosophy's traditional function as a Guide to Life, rather than a mere fascination with intellectual puzzles, and here again, the most important sources lie in Buddhism and Stoicism.
Contents
Contents Thanks!.....ix
Toward Awakening.....xi
I First Steps.....1
1. Two Ancient Paths to Inner Peace
Raman Sachdev.....3
2. Big Thinkers Discovered Small Habits
Douglas R. Campbell.....15
3. From Ancient Porch to Modern Clinic
Matthew Sharpe.....25
II Illumination.....39
4. The Courage to Be Free
Sandra Woien.....41
5. Overlapping Paths to Wellness and Tranquility
Abrams and Abrams.....57
6. The Sage and Reality
Maximilian Biezenski.....69
III Lessons.....81
7. Good Grief!
Jennifer Baker.....83
8. Anger and Stoicism with a Psychoanalytic Twist
Leonard Kahn.....97
9. What You Gain When You Give Up
Marc Champagne.....111
10. Illuminating the Path
Chris Fisher..... 129
IV Questions.....147
11. Hermann Hesse's Stoic Vision
Ron Dart.....149
12. Pots, Pans, and Practice
Ashley Pryor.....161
13. The Way Not Taken
Tristan J. Rogers.....177
14. The Indifference of the Digital
Amethyst Bias.....189
V Inventory.....201
15. A High Way to Mental Health
James W. Diller and Dara G. Friedman-Wheeler.....203
16. Does a Stiff Upper Lip Help You Cope?
Adrian Furnham.....215
17. Students of Stoicism
Mitch Leventhal.....231
About Our Authors.....251
Index.....259
