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Being and Becoming is a wide-ranging analysis of the nature of being and selfhood. The book presents an original, integrated paradigm with the aim of creating a comprehensive overview of the human condition—and finding ways to alleviate suffering. In essence, the book explores the question, “What does it mean to be?”
Being and Becoming begins with fresh interpretations of the work of Martin Heidegger and Buddhist, Taoist, and Christian writings as they relate to this question. Most of Being and Becoming, however, is about the nature of self and selfhood as a process of “I-am-this,” “my becoming” rather than “my being.” Author Franklyn Sills interweaves concepts from object relations theories, psychodynamics, pre- and perinatal psychology, and Buddhist self-psychology, along with his own rich experience as a Buddhist monk, somatic therapist, and psychotherapist, into his inquiry. The works of Fairbairn and Winnicott are discussed in depth, as are Winnicott and Stern’s insights into the nature of the early holding environment, the infant-mother relational field, and early perceptual dynamics. A thoughtful guide for psychologists, therapists, counselors, and other health professionals, the book is also ideal for Buddhists and anyone looking for alternative therapy models.
Being and Becoming begins with fresh interpretations of the work of Martin Heidegger and Buddhist, Taoist, and Christian writings as they relate to this question. Most of Being and Becoming, however, is about the nature of self and selfhood as a process of “I-am-this,” “my becoming” rather than “my being.” Author Franklyn Sills interweaves concepts from object relations theories, psychodynamics, pre- and perinatal psychology, and Buddhist self-psychology, along with his own rich experience as a Buddhist monk, somatic therapist, and psychotherapist, into his inquiry. The works of Fairbairn and Winnicott are discussed in depth, as are Winnicott and Stern’s insights into the nature of the early holding environment, the infant-mother relational field, and early perceptual dynamics. A thoughtful guide for psychologists, therapists, counselors, and other health professionals, the book is also ideal for Buddhists and anyone looking for alternative therapy models.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Mindfulness and Beyond?,
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This review is from: Being and Becoming: Psychodynamics, Buddhism, and the Origins of Selfhood (Paperback)
This book describes the theoretical and practical base of Core Process Psychotherapy, which is a powerful and innovative integration of Buddhist understanding with Western psychology. It includes a reworking of the psychodynamic approaches of Fairbairn, Winnicott and Stern within a Buddhist framework, and also extends these approaches to include very early perinatal experience as formative. This account of the development of 'selfhood'is based on an assumption of inherent well-being, and our capacity to reorient ourselves to this. This isn't easy! It involves a painstaking enquiry into how we hold onto our suffering through our defended positions in the world. But awareness, a reorientation to 'being', and 'embodied presence' is understood to be inherently healing. This profoundly informs the relational work of psychotherapy. For those interested in the applications of 'mindfulness' in the treatment of mental illness, this book offers a deeper exploration of 'mindfulness' as an embodied sense of the spiritual. The challenge is to see that at some level psychological crisis is also spiritual crisis. This book reclaims the territory of the spiritual as one that is relevant to all of us.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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the wider context of being and becoming a therapist,
This review is from: Being and Becoming: Psychodynamics, Buddhism, and the Origins of Selfhood (Paperback)
Franklyn Sills has written a cutting edge and insightful book that dovetails together Buddhism, psychotherapy and pre and perinatal psychology in an easy to understand format. No mean feat!
The modality of core process psychotherapy radically opens up the therapeutic dialogue and does not veer away from asking the difficult questions about how we generate suffering both for ourselves and others, and how we all contribute to the fragmentation and disconnection that is endemic in our culture. As a craniosacral therapist, this view resonates with the cranial concept that there is intrinsic health within the deepest suffering and wounding. Even though this book is not targeted to those outside of the psychological professions, I found it invaluable in helping to broaden my appreciation and understanding of the subtle intricacies and complexities of being and becoming a therapist and I feel sure therapists in other disciplines would gain great benefit from reading this book.
0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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theory and practice,
This review is from: Being and Becoming: Psychodynamics, Buddhism, and the Origins of Selfhood (Paperback)
This book outlines the thinking behind the method that is taught at the Karuna Institute. In this a number of strands of psychological theory are woven together into a picture set against the background of Buddhist thinking.
Translating the theory into reality when taught and practised is one of the first tests of the method.
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