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by Franklyn Sills (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.; illustrated edition edition (1 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1556437625
  • ISBN-13: 978-1556437625
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 84,189 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Being and Becoming" is an inquiry into the nature of being and selfhood. The book outlines an integrated paradigm with the aim of creating a comprehensive overview of the human condition - and to find ways to alleviate suffering. As we undertake an inquiry into the nature of suffering, we discover that the crux of the journey naturally orients us to the nature of the conditioned self and a search for deeper meaning. In essence, it brings us to the question, 'What does it mean to be?' This book initially inquires into the nature of being through the author's interpretations of Martin Heidegger and Buddhist, Taoist, and Christian concepts. In this endeavor, the book delves into the nature of being as an innate state of sentience and presence. It throws light on the development of selfhood by weaving together concepts from object relations theories, pre- and perinatal psychology, and Buddhist self-psychology.Object relations help define the structure and nature of self-systems while Buddhist psychology describes the self's moment-to-moment cycling. The works of Fairbairn and Winnicott, along with insights from Daniel Stern, are discussed within the context of Lake's pre- and perinatal psychology and Buddhist concepts. Fairbairn's object relations is central to the discussion of selfhood as he maps out territories that are both straightforward and flexible to work with. Most importantly, his work is congruent with Buddhist self-psychology. "Being And Becoming" does not attempt to convey any of these thinkers' ideas in a pure sense, but interprets and integrates their concepts in order to form a more cohesive paradigm of being and selfhood. The whole of the journey is explored within the context of Buddhist self-psychology, which holds a process-view of self that truly brings psychodynamics into the present moment of experience.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mindfulness and Beyond? , 24 May 2009
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars the wider context of being and becoming a therapist, 12 May 2009
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a well-woven tapestry, 27 Jun 2009
This book weaves together many strands into a packed picture of the Core Process Psychotherapeutic method as taught at the Karuna Institute - I have read and re-read many sections - The background of Buddhist thinking provides a continuous strand.
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