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Summary: Repetitive theme, but where's the answer?
Review: I had high hopes for this book. It is very repetitive in theme, but does little to explain fully how to resolve it. Where's the answer? Mindfulness, obviously, but how? There are many much better books than this on the subject.
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Summary: A Word from the Publisher
Review: I had the pleasure of editing this book for Harmony, and I've never been more helped and enlightened by a book I've worked on than I have by EMOTIONAL ALCHEMY. It is so rare to find a book that combines original insight with an actual practice that can bring the insights to you in an immediate and personal way. It is even rarer to find such a book that is beautifully written, full of stories and wisdom woven seamlessly together. Rarer still is to find an author as authentic, caring and generous as Tara--so true to her message. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
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Summary: One of the best self-help books I've read!
Review: I have spent years working through my psychological problems, and I have ordered -- and read -- many self-help books from Amazon.com in the process. Almost every one of those books has contributed a piece of the puzzle, but this one delivers a whole chunk of it. It helps organize "tough-nut-to-crack" psychological issues into patterns and shows how to tackle them. It also shows how meditative mindfulness can help. I am only half-way through the book and already I am seeing -- and approaching -- my own life and my relationship with my husband differently. Thank you, Tara Bennett-Goleman, for sharing your powerful understanding! In my library, this ranks right up there with Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch as a book that provides far-reaching, actionable insights.
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Summary: The right mix of Buddhism and psychology
Review: I thought this was a wonderful book, and very helpful. Surprised by the negative comments about its length, I found almost everything very helpful and not too redundant. The author's clear explication of Buddhist theory and practice was truly an excellent addition to the book.I was troubled a tiny tiny bit by her anthropomorphizing of schemas, as if they were evil beasts dwelling within us and pulling our strings. But that's okay. It is just a metaphor.
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Summary: The right mix of Buddhism and psychology
Review: I thought this was a wonderful book, and very helpful. Surprised by the negative comments about its length, I found almost everything very helpful and not too redundant. The author's clear explication of Buddhist theory and practice was truly an excellent addition to the book. I was troubled a tiny tiny bit by her anthropomorphizing of schemas, as if they were evil beasts dwelling within us and pulling our strings. But that's okay. It is just a metaphor.
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Summary: Enough said --
Review: It has a forward by the Dali Lama, enough said. Buy this book for whatever makes you crazy. Well worth reading twice. No, it's not for someone who is educationally challenged, there is an academic flair here, but for those only remotely familiar with psychology 101 or the basic methods of Buddhism, this book is a winner. Bennett-Goleman breaks down the reasons why we get tripped up and trapped by our emotions in a way that I haven't seen presented this clear since "Awakening the Buddha Within," by Lama Surya Das. She takes the tenets of Buddhism one step beyond peace to tie it in with why we respond to life as we do, and how to change the automatic pilot of our negative emotional reactions. I found this book to be thorough in explanation, deeply insightful, comprehensive, very well written, very well framed, and extremely helpful to understanding myself and those I love. I'm buying a copy for every member of my dysfunctional family!
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Summary: One very helpful book.
Review: Just buy this book and you will see how you begin to heal. The healing process will continue after you have finished reading, too.
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Summary: Good job !
Review: May be Tara has written those things in her book which we already know but we never tried to see those things around us.
Her way of integrating the hidden facts are incredible. Reading this book once again proves that heart is one step ahead of mind.
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Summary: Caution - Workers Ahead!
Review: Neither the fluff of so many "self-help" nor the "feel-good spirituality" common in American Buddhist writings. This creative east-west combination of insight meditation and cognitive therapy is for those seekers who accept the path of awakening is filled with potholes and hard work. Reading it may help a little; I suspect doing it will help a lot. Blew through it on the first read. Now it's time to get to work.
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Summary: For serious persons on the upward mobility growth curve.
Review: Of the thousands of books I've read over the years this book has eloquently packed more intellect per page than I've ever seen. My recommendation is run, don't walk, to Amazon.com and purchase it, read it, re-read it and contemplate every magic moment it brings you.
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