Summary of Mark Epstein's The Trauma Of Everyday Life

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The Buddha’s Realistic View is the first step in ending suffering. It states that trauma, in any of its forms, is a fact of life that should not be ashamed of, and is not a sign of weakness.
#2 The Buddha’s teachings are based on a realistic approach to the uncertainties and fears that pervade our lives. If we can treat trauma as a fact and not as a failing, we have the chance to learn from the inevitable slings and arrows that come our way.
#3 I was introduced to Buddhism when I was a college student. It was difficult to understand, but it seemed logical. It spoke directly to my feelings of anxiety and promised that there was something concrete to do about them.
#4 I was drawn to the Buddha’s psychology, and the promise of meditation, before ever learning about Western therapy. I could see that my mind needed work, and the Buddha’s prescription of self-investigation and mental discipline made sense to me. But I soon realized that there was a limit to how far I could think or reason my way into healing.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Développement personnel
• développement personnel
• Personal development
• Général

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 13 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669353829
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Mark Epstein's The Trauma of Everyday Life
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Buddha’s Realistic View is the first step in ending suffering. It states that trauma, in any of its forms, is a fact of life that should not be ashamed of, and is not a sign of weakness.

#2

The Buddha’s teachings are based on a realistic approach to the uncertainties and fears that pervade our lives. If we can treat trauma as a fact and not as a failing, we have the chance to learn from the inevitable slings and arrows that come our way.

#3

I was introduced to Buddhism when I was a college student. It was difficult to understand, but it seemed logical. It spoke directly to my feelings of anxiety and promised that there was something concrete to do about them.

#4

I was drawn to the Buddha’s psychology, and the promise of meditation, before ever learning about Western therapy. I could see that my mind needed work, and the Buddha’s prescription of self-investigation and mental discipline made sense to me. But I soon realized that there was a limit to how far I could think or reason my way into healing.

#5

I began to appreciate Buddhism’s emphasis on process and surrender, as opposed to just studying and rote practice. It demanded something more of me than just studying and practice, but something more than just rote practice.

#6

The more I practiced meditation, the more I felt at home with myself. I felt less afraid of myself and more able to rest in my own consciousness. The fruits of meditation, balance, ease, joyfulness, and humor, seemed to emerge in conjunction with an acknowledgment of suffering.

#7

The Buddha was not a physician, but he gave his first set of teachings on the Four Noble Truths in the form used by doctors of his time to present their cases. He described the illness, gave its cause, and declared that a cure was available. He pushed against the constraints of his culture.

#8

The Buddha’s teaching of the Four Noble Truths was called Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dharma because it was meant to turn a wheel that was stuck in badness. The word dukkha means badness or difficulty, and it refers to the fact that we are all entanglement with our traumas.

#9

The ocean is a metaphor for the self, and the difficulties we face in life are just part of the process of learning to accept ourselves as we are. We must first find the self that we take to be so real, and then learn how to hold it all differently.

#10

The Buddha’s mother died seven days after giving birth to him. His parents loved him very much, and he had no problems until something was nagging at his heart. He felt like a motherless child.

#11

The Buddha’s enlightenment story shows him confronting his own trauma and using it to broaden the horizons of his mind. He taught that suffering is only the First Truth, and that acknowledging it opens up the others.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

After his enlightenment, the Buddha spent the next six years traveling around India teaching his disciples. He was not successful in initially articulating his teachings, but he was patient and understanding. He saw that people were too entangled in their tangles to understand him.

#2