The Buddhist Psychology of Awakening

“The Buddhist Psychology of Awakening shines new light on the profound fundamentals of Buddhism with original insight, vibrant reasoning, and pristine clarity. It is a great gift of scholarly exposition and a cause for celebration.”—Tulku Thondup Rinpoche, author of The Healing Power of Mind“I’ve been waiting for the book that would detail the Tibetan branch of Buddhist psychology with authority and clarity. At last, here it is. Steven Goodman’s book is witty, wise, and a pleasure to read.”—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence“Abhidharma holds the heart of early Buddhist wisdom. Goodman’s gift is to bring this forward in friendly, everyday language that never loses touch with the original sources. As he says, the eightfold path is a journey into our own experience, a fresh way to see life and diminish its pain, and this is relevant to everyone.”—Anne C. Klein (Rigzin Drolma), author of Meeting the Great Bliss Queen

Steven D. Goodman is Program Director of Asian Philosophies and Cultures at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco. He received his PhD in Far Eastern studies from the University of Saskatchewan, and he has lectured and taught Buddhist philosophy and comparative religion at the University of California at Berkeley and Santa Barbara, Rice University, the Graduate Theological Union, the Nyingma Institute, and Naropa University. In 1994, Steven was awarded a Rockefeller Fellowship at Rice University Center for Cultural Studies for the study of Tibetan mystical poetry. He is the coeditor of Tibetan Buddhism- Reason and Revelation (SUNY Press, 1992) and the author of “Transforming the Causes of Suffering” in Mindfulness and Meaningful Work (Parallax Press, 1994).

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.