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Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy Books, articles and recordings on nondual wisdom and psychotherapy Listening From the Heart of Silence John J. Prendergast, Ph.D. and Ken Bradford, Ph.D. (editors)
Table of Contents Acknowledgements 1. Towards an Embodied Nonduality: Introductory Remarks John J. Prendergast and G. Kenneth
Bradford 2. Spacious Intimacy: Reflections on Essential Relationship, Empathic Resonance, Projective Identification and Witnessing John J. Prendergast 3. From Neutrality to the Play of Unconditional Presence G. Kenneth Bradford 4. Intersubjectivity and Nonduality
in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship Judith Blackstone 5. Mystery, Mind, and Meaning Dorothy S. Hunt 6. Listening and Speaking from No-mind Peter Fenner 7. Nonduality: A Spontaneous Movement “To”
and “Fro” Kaisa Puhakka 8. Experiencing the Universe as Yourself:
The Nonduality of Self and Society David Loy 9. Walking the Talk: The Principles and Practices of Embodied Nonduality Mariana Caplan 10. Healing from the Heart: Embodying Nondual Wisdom Penny Fenner 11. Nondual Wisdom and Body-Based Therapy Sheila Krystal 12. Nondual Awakening: Its Source and Applications Timothy Conway Selected
Bibliography About the Contributors Endorsements “This exceptional anthology reflects the
deepening confluence between timeless spiritual wisdom and Western
psychological understanding. Bringing
the spiritual insights of Zen, Tibetan Dzogchen, and Advaita Vedanta to bear
on the practice of psychotherapy, the authors demonstrate how genuine nondual
spiritual realization naturally applies itself in the therapeutic encounter.
Most impressive is the fact that these are not religious scholars, but
dedicated realizers and teachers whose work with
students and clients is both healing and enlightening. Again and again, the
separation between self and other inevitably breaks down as truth
spontaneously moves to reveal itself through both therapist and
client.” --Stephan Bodian, MFT, psychotherapist, dharma teacher, and author
of Meditation For Dummies and coauthor of Buddhism For Dummies "What an immensely worthy sequel to the first volume in this series, The Sacred Mirror! Like its predecessor, Listening from the Heart of Silence, should be required study--not just reading--for anyone seriously interested in the integration of effective enlightenment spirituality and deep, truly healing psychotherapy. Every single essay is not just a gem but a mine of them.” "As we grapple with the challenges of inheriting and integrating all sacred and secular traditions in the emergent global culture of the 21st century, these sage meditations by leading practitioners on the authentic confluence of Eastern and Western wisdom in our own bodies, minds, souls, relationships, and whole lives, are among the most crucial documents now available. They deserve to be considered and debated for decades to come." --Saniel
Bonder, founder of the Waking Down in Mutuality work, author, Healing the Spirit/Matter Split, Waking Down: Beyond Hypermasculine Dharmas “The dialogue concerning the nondual approach to psychotherapy is greatly enriched by this admirable collection compiled by John Prendergast and Ken Bradford.”
-- Swami Abhayananda, author of History of Mysticism, The Supreme Self, Mysticism And Science “This book demonstrates that the nondual psychotherapist is able to facilitate and guide the leap into formlessness, the uncovering of the deepest psychological contractions, and the recognition that the body, or form, is not separate from the formless. This ability or function of the nondual psychotherapist is the same as that of the enlightened guru. This book, along with The Sacred Mirror, is a major contributor to a revolution in psychotherapy.” -- Jerry Katz,
founder of Nonduality.com, Editor, One:
Essential Writings on Nonduality “This book is at the same time a delight and strong medicine: a multi-faceted exploration of the relative and the absolute in the context of the therapy room, in language that manages to clarify rather than obscure this most subtle of subjects.” --Roger Housden, author of the Ten Poems series; Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living and editor of Dancing with Joy: 99 poems “This is one of the best transpersonal guides to being, of which I am aware. Both professionals and clients will benefit from this volume’s acute evocation of mystery—and its startling power to heal.” --Kirk Schneider, PhD, editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, author or editor of The Paradoxical Self: Toward an Understanding of Our Contradictory Nature; Horror and the Holy: Wisdom-teachings of the Monster Tale; The Psychology of Existence: An Integrative, Clinical Perspective (with Rollo May), and The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology: Leading Edges in Theory, Research and Practice. “This clear, insightful and deep book will assist lovers of reality.”
--Isaac Shapiro, dharma teacher, author of Outbreak of Peace; It Happens by Itself “Whether you are a psychotherapist, a spiritual teacher, a client, or a student, each of the essays in this wise and elegantly written book will inspire you not only to listen but to think and respond from the heart of silence. Read, learn from, and be challenged and inspired by this book.” --Amy Weintraub, MFA, ERYT 500, is the author of Yoga for Depression and the founder of the LifeForce Yoga Healing Institute. “Along with its predecessor, The Sacred Mirror, this book addresses many of the major
questions concerning the healing power of genuine nondual realization in the
therapeutic relationship. I am grateful to the editors for
extracting the essence of this monumental teaching and applying it to
everyday clinical practice. Their book will inspire an
ever-increasing number of therapists who intuit that emotional problems
naturally begin to resolve as we open ever more deeply to the One Self
beyond all selves.” “This is a breakthrough book that goes beyond the nondual school and enters into dialogue with the mainstream schools of psychotherapy. It is an important developmental step that is essential in order to insure that this newly emerging approach can find a place in the larger psychotherapy world.” --Brant Cortright, Ph.D., chairman of the Integral Counseling
Psychology department at the California Institute of Integral Studies, author
of Integral
Psychology: Yoga, Growth, and Opening the Heart (2007) and Psychotherapy and
Spirit: Theory and Practice of Transpersonal Psychotherapy “I can think of no more profound advance in the healing arts than the integration of modern psychotherapy and the nondual traditions. This book gets to the heart of that marriage, and both therapists and their clients stand to benefit enormously from its insights.” -- Philip Goldberg, author of Roadsigns on the Spiritual Path: Living at the
Heart of Paradox “The experience of non-dual wisdom is beginning to penetrate the therapeutic process, as therapists who have known deep spiritual awakenings seek to bring the presence and truth of being into their meetings with others. In this remarkable anthology eleven therapists share moments of encounter with clients that go beyond doing, and have the potential for spontaneous healing of the splits in the human psyche. To see there is no other, to meet in the silence of Oneness, to discover a place within that has no problem, and to allow “spacious intimacy” brings a powerful new dimension into human relationship with Self and others. In this book these early pioneers of non-dual therapy are giving a contemporary voice to the ancient wisdom that is unspeakable, but clearly realized, and showing its capacity for healing and transformation.” --Bonnie Greenwell, Ph.D., transpersonal author, educator, psychotherapist and dharma teacher. “Listening from the Heart of Silence is a veritable feast for scholars, psychotherapists and spiritual aspirants alike. Phenomenologically bold, each contributing author pays homage to the primacy of direct experience when openly and wakefully inquiring into what is referred to throughout as nondual Reality. The wisdom and skillful means contained in the text have been carefully hewn from years of integrating personal and clinical experience. These writings seek refuge in the eternal waters that lie far from the shores of new age and transpersonal dilettantism. Listening from the Heart of Silence seeks not to instruct as much as it does to reveal the majestic unity and ineffable diversity of Presence as realized human embodiment.” --Arthur Giacalone, Ph.D., Psychologist, Adjunct Faculty,
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Director, Silent Lamp: A Thomas Merton Documentary “This inspiring collection of essays weaves together
various threads that comprise the tapestry of modern transpersonal
psychology: non-duality, contemporary psychological theory, religious
philosophy and clinical practice. Rather than relying on spiritual theories
and secondary sources, the authors’ personal experience with
non-duality and clinical practice informs the ground out of which the essays
in Listening from the Heart of Silence
spring, imbuing them with a feeling of creativity and authenticity. This book
is an important contribution to the transpersonal psychology literature and
should be required reading in any transpersonal psychology graduate school
curriculum.” --Laurel
Parnell, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, author of Transforming Trauma: EMDR, EMDR in the Treatment of Adults Abused as
Children and A Therapist’s
Guide to EMDR, former core faculty member at “I applaud Listening from the Heart of Silence
for extending the pioneering work begun in The Sacred Mirror, that of
revealing how psychotherapy assists the embodiment of spiritual self-realization,
and how spiritual awakening supports the integration of insights that arise
during psychotherapy. The authors of this incisive anthology speak eloquently
from both their personal and professional experience, illuminating how
spirituality and psychotherapy are indeed not separate, but conjoint
movements which, when creatively interwoven, help us become fully alive,
awake and integrated human beings. These two volumes should and, I hope, will
become required reading for all students of psychology and
spirituality.” "Reading these pages is like witnessing the birth of
a new wisdom tradition, quintessentially American, and therefore very
accessible to the Western mind. The work of these authors may indeed
represent a brilliant evolution of the entire field of mental health in --Anna Douglas,
Ph.D., one of the founding teachers of “John Prendergast and Ken Bradford are breaking new
ground in the research and clinical practice of psychotherapy. As the quest
for personal meaning, religious experience and interfaith dialogue are making
more headlines in the news, psychotherapy cannot
stay aloof from these new trends in the consciousness of its customers.
This collection of essays targets issues of high complexity, such as the
clinical implications of ego-transcendence and non-dual consciousness,
that have been ignored or marginalized in prior psychological research. This
pioneering group of dedicated practitioners is presenting clinical insights
grounded in real life, paving the ground for future academic studies and
enhancing salutary possibilities of psychotherapy.” “These articles are written by clinicians and academics who seek to inform the reader in the latest attempt to create a new vision for psychotherapy practice, research and treatment from a new and refreshingly different perspective. They are pioneers of inner spaces who wish to carve fresh understandings for people interested in non-dual vision. For those interested, this compilation of articles will be of great value and will add considerably to the understanding and appreciation of this subject and vision.” --Mordechai Mitnick, LCSW, senior clinician in private practice in Oakland and Sebastopol, California, adjunct professor at John F Kennedy School of Holistic Studies. “As psychotherapists have caught on to the power of the non-dual view in clinical practice over the last few years, John Prendergast and his colleagues have brought us more and more sophisticated expressions of this view. Now John and Ken bring us this excellent new collection of essays. The pieces in this collection are not only ABOUT non-dualism, but, rather, almost every page is saturated with the unmistakable feel, touch, taste, smell of the freedom of non-dual view I read it hungrily—because who doesn’t want the freedom this view inevitably reveals? By the time I finished the text, I felt as though I had been through a transformative non-dual therapy myself! I highly recommend it—and not only for psychotherapists, but for all who are interested in seeing clearly.” --Stephen Cope, Director, Kripalu Center for Extraordinary Living, and author, The Wisdom of Yoga (Bantam 2006) "I was pulled in from the very first page, with the artful writing and compelling insights into the eastern wisdom traditions of Yoga and Buddhism. I started to only read a few pages and ended up reading the whole chapter. Now, this stays by my bedside, to read and reflect upon, a sip or two at a time, although I admit, I took the whole first chapter in one deep drink. I just couldn't put down the glass."
--John Kepner, Executive Director, International Association of
Yoga Therapists “This is a ‘where the rubber meets the road’ exploration of the interface of psychotherapy with Zen, Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen and other nondual approaches. In addition, the risks of using nonduality as a spiritual bypass are frankly addressed. Case studies and therapy excerpts add further depth to this inquiry. This book serves as an excellent resource for therapists interested in bringing more spiritual awareness into their clinical practice.” --David Lukoff, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Co-president of the Association of Transpersonal Psychology “Listening
from the Heart of Silence deepens and expands on the wisdom expressed in The Sacred Mirror, the first book in
the series on Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy. --Ray
Greenleaf, M.A., MFT, Chair, “Listening from the Heart of Silence is an invitation itself to deeper listening. It is at the same time intellectually stimulating, professionally instructive, and spiritually inspiring. The authors take great care to connect nondual wisdom to the work of psychotherapy in a way that can be transformative of both the client and the therapist.”
-- Paul J. Roy, Ph.D., Academic Vice President, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology The Sacred Mirror:
Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy
· Paperback: 342 pages · Publisher: Paragon House Publishers (September, 2003) · Language: English · ISBN: 1557788243 Excerpts Editorial Reviews
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