The Awakened Heart: Living Beyond Addiction($17.25Value)

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Claiming that by concentrating only on work and independence, and ignoring our need for connectedness, that we become vulnerable to a variety of addictions, the author provides a blueprint for a more loving life It is the nature of all human beings to want love, according to May, a psychiatrist and author of Addiction and Grace (HarperCollins, 1988) and Will and Spirit: A Contemplative Psychology ( LJ 2/1/83). The quest for efficiency and achievement often distracts us from this desire, and May contends that it is only through trusting and opening our hearts to love that we can live our lives free of addictive and compulsive behavior. Drawing on personal and counseling experiences, and the teachings of several religious philosophers and the Bible, he offers exercises designed to help develop the capacity to embrace love in all its forms. Purchase for large psychology and philosophy collections. - Linda S. Greene, Chicago P.L. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.