The Wisdom of Imperfection: The Challenge of Individuation in Buddhist Life

The Wisdom of Imperfection: The Challenge of Individuation in Buddhist Life

by Rob Preece
The Wisdom of Imperfection: The Challenge of Individuation in Buddhist Life

The Wisdom of Imperfection: The Challenge of Individuation in Buddhist Life

by Rob Preece

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Overview

If you have been practicing Buddhism for a while, why do you still have so many problems? And how do you balance the sometimes different needs of spiritual and psychological perspectives? Rob Preece draws on his personal experience—over two decades as a psychotherapist and many years as a meditation teacher—to explore and map the psychological influences on our struggle to awaken. For psychological and spiritual health, acceptance of imperfection is key. Wisdom does not always come as a flash of inspiration but from the slow, often painful workings of experience. As we detach from our ideals of perfection and develop our acceptance of imperfection, our love and compassion can grow in ways that are both psychologically and spiritually healthy. The Wisdom of Imperfection delves into this journey of individuation in Buddhist life, articulating the psychological processes beneath the traditional path of the Bodhisattva.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781559397476
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication date: 09/16/2010
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 336
Sales rank: 970,937
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Rob Preece has been a practicing Buddhist since 1973, principally within the Tibetan tradition. He has spent many years in intensive retreat in the Himalayas under the guidance of eminent Tibetan lamas. Preece has been working as a psychotherapist since 1987 and gives workshops on comparative Jungian and Buddhist psychology. An experienced meditation teacher and thangka painter, he lives in London and is the author of The Wisdom of Imperfection and The Psychology of Buddhist Tantra.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations 7

Acknowledgments 8

Introduction 9

Part I The Call to Awaken 17

1 Life's Challenge 19

2 The Spiritual Search 27

3 The Wound 33

4 A Vision of Wholeness 47

5 The Noble Imperfection 57

6 The Guide 65

7 Individuality and Individuation 71

8 Emergence 81

9 The Time for Commitment 91

10 Spiritual Flight 97

Part II Encountering the Shadow 107

Introduction 107

11 In the Buddha's Shadow 111

12 Spiritual Pathology 123

13 Working with the Emotions 131

14 Disembodiment 139

15 Power and Will 145

16 The Teacher-Student Relationship 155

17 Individuation or Institution? 179

Part III The Path of Individuation 185

Introduction 185

18 A Meaningful Task 189

19 Individuation and Spiritual Crisis 197

20 The Bodhisattva's Path 205

21 Crossing the Wasteland 233

22 The Generation of Vitality 249

23 Guardians of the Threshold 257

24 Clearing the Veil 265

25 Return to the Source 279

26 Returning to the Marketplace 285

27 Manifestation 293

28 Circumambulation 303

29 Into the Unknown 307

Appendix: The Cycle of Individuation 315

Glossary 319

Notes 325

Bibliography 331

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