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Love without Limit: Reflections of a Buddhist Psychotherapist
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Spiritual pioneers such as Buddha Shakyamuni and Jesus Christ were human beings who, like us, were explorers seeking the truth of what it means to be human and how to live an authentic and satisfying life.
Through working with clients in her psychotherapy practice, and as an explorer on her own personal and spiritual journey in search of those basic truths of life, Buddhist psychotherapist Beth Patterson has learned that happiness is already within each of us, just waiting to be discovered.
In Love Without Limits: Reflections of a Buddhist Psychotherapist, Beth Patterson shares what she has learned on her personal and spiritual path, and offers helpful suggestions for dealing with depression, anxiety, grief and trauma, and for navigating life’s challenges with mindfulness, love and compassion.
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Love without Limit: Reflections of a Buddhist Psychotherapist
Descrizione
Spiritual pioneers such as Buddha Shakyamuni and Jesus Christ were human beings who, like us, were explorers seeking the truth of what it means to be human and how to live an authentic and satisfying life.
Through working with clients in her psychotherapy practice, and as an explorer on her own personal and spiritual journey in search of those basic truths of life, Buddhist psychotherapist Beth Patterson has learned that happiness is already within each of us, just waiting to be discovered.
In Love Without Limits: Reflections of a Buddhist Psychotherapist, Beth Patterson shares what she has learned on her personal and spiritual path, and offers helpful suggestions for dealing with depression, anxiety, grief and trauma, and for navigating life’s challenges with mindfulness, love and compassion.
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Love without Limit - Beth Patterson
Love Without Limit
Reflections of a Buddhist Psychotherapist
Advice for Navigating Life's Challenges
Beth S. Patterson
2015 by Beth S. Patterson. All Rights Reserved.
Published by Beth S. Patterson. All Rights Reserved.
www.bethspatterson.com
bethpatt@me.com
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1. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth
2. PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General
2015
Smashwords Edition
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Dedication
This book is dedicated with love and gratitude to the most important teachers on my journey of spiritual and emotional growth and healing: my husband Timothy Patterson, my guru Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and my parents Ann and Murry Schillinger.
Thank you to Meg Miller for her skillful editorial assistance, and to Amy Gharst for her patience in designing the cover of this book. (Cover photo taken by the author at Lake Moraine, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada).
Great thanks and gratitude to the Three Jewels: The Buddha, for showing us that enlightenment is possible, the Dharma of precious teachings, and the Sangha, my fellow travelers on the spiritual path.
Lastly, thank you to all of the clients I have walked with in my psychotherapy practice. I have learned so much from each of you. Thank you for sharing your journey with me.
The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.
̶̶ Saying attributed to Shakyamuni Buddha
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Ground of Buddhism: The Four Noble Truths
The Ground of Psychotherapy: The Power of the Present Moment in the Therapy Session
PART ONE: MINDFULNESS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Dealing with Intrusive Negative Thoughts Through Mindfulness Meditation
Mind the Gap: Living in the Space Between Loss and Healing
Using Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy and Mindfulness Meditation to Overcome Trauma
Using Anger Mindfully
Experiencing Physical Pain Mindfully
Navigating a Loved One’s Anger
PART TWO: BUDDHISM AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
The Importance of Self-Compassion
Egolessness as a Tool for Growth in Buddhist Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy and the Middle Way
The Myth of Perfection: A Buddhist Perspective
PART THREE: GRIEF COUNSELING, BUDDHISM AND MINDFULNESS
Using Mindfulness Meditation to Heal Grief and Despair
Grief and Spiritual Transformation
Using the Buddhist Practice of Tonglen to Transform the Aloneness of Grief
Endnotes
Introduction
A day of contemplation and exploration a few years ago in Boulder with my Buddhist teacher, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche (i) reinforced my interest in the melding of Buddhism and
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