Psychoanalysis and Zen Buddhism Taylor & Francis Ltd

In this book, Cooper brings together psychoanalysis and Zen Buddhism by offering a comprehensive and integrated model, described as The Realizational Model, that is consistent with the core concepts of Soto Zen Buddhism and psychoanalytic practice. Case material garnered from thirty-five years of psychoanalytic practice, as well as examples from daily life support the abstract concepts discussed in the text, rendering it equally relevant for psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, as well as stud...