David Brazier – författare

Two and a half thousand years ago the Buddha taught by answering the questions of his followers and disciples. In this way he set out his complete philosophy and his guide to the spiritual path.

Here David Brazier responds to questions from his own students. The answers are crafted with care and each illuminates a different aspect of the Buddha’s teaching.

This book will speak to people at the start of their spiritual journeys, and those with decades of experience. Covering themes such as human nature, meditation, faith and ethics, there is something here for everyone. 

Buddhism, from Abhidharma to Zen, offers a practical path to harmony of head and heart. For over 2,000 years Buddhists have been developing sophisticated psychologies to guide the work of achieving freedom from mental suffering. Now East and West are beginning to learn from each other.

In a readable and practical manner, this book challenges basic assumptions of Western psychology, demystifies Buddhist psychology and presents Zen as a therapy. Giving examples of its effectiveness in psychotherapeutic practice, the author shows how Zen derives from the Buddhist theory of the mind and throws new light upon the Buddhist theory of relations and conditions.

This seminal wok is a resource full of intriguing and controversial ideas.