Open to Desire Embracing a Lust for Life

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It is common in Freudian psychoanalysis to treat desire as the root of all suffering and problems, but phychiatrist Mark Epstein believes this to be a grave misunderstanding. In his defence of desire, he makes cler that it is the key to deepening intimacy with ourselves, one another, and our world. An enlightening tapestry of psychotherapeutic practice, contemporary case studies, Buddhist insight, and narratives as diverse as Ramayana and Sufi parables, "Open to Desire" brings a refreshing new perspective to humanity's most paradoxical emotion.

Proposing that spiritual attainment does not have to be detached from intimacy or eroticism, "Open to Desire" begins with an exploration of the dissatisfaction that causes us to both cling to and fear desire. Offering a new path for traversing this ambivalence, Dr. Epstein shows us how we can overcome these obstacles, not by indulgence or suppression, but by learning a new way to be with desire. Full of practical advice, this is a lasting guide for finding peace, both in ourselves and in our most highly charged interactions.

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