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RE: My first "shrink" pick: Alfred Alder. What came after the analyst couch
I'm a neuroscientist and half-trained hypnotist who knows very little about psychoanalysis beyond what's in pop culture, so I was curious what a practitioner would make of CS's book, which I really enjoyed when I stumbled across it at the bookstore. My previous readings were limited to Mark Epstein's Thoughts Without a Thinker, which tries a similar trick of integrating psychoanalysis with Buddhist meditation.
I think that the Buddhist approach on life is quite profound and valuable. Thy psychology & philosophy behind it is worth to study. I got in touch with the whole thing by listening to Alan Watts lectures online (on youtube) and can highly recommend them. He was a very talented speaker and teacher in his field and gained deep knowledge about Asian religion, philosophy and traditions. His translations are elegant & full of wisdom. I see many parallels to the Western systemic approach on the human psyche.
Interesting stuff.
I may search for the book you mentioned. Don't know when, though :)
For you I wish you a merry Christmas, peace & love.