Book description
As the great teacher Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh once said, "We never
ask the meaning of life when we're in love." In fact, the
question we should really be asking is, "Why aren't we in love
all the time?"
We are meant to be in love. Being in love energizes our daily
existence, fills us with positive feelings, heals the body and heart
and makes every moment precious. In Zen and the Art of Falling in
Love, psychologist, relationship expert and Zen practitioner
Brenda Shoshanna offers a completely different way of looking at love
by comparing the psychological understanding of relationships with the
timeless principles of Zen practice. Contrary to popular opinion, real
love never hurts -- it's the popularized illusions we have about it
that hurt and upset us.
Each chapter in this book is structured around a different principle
of Zen practice, giving us many lessons we can readily absorb to show
us how to reclaim love, happiness and our true selves. You'll learn
new means of dealing with the usual trouble spots in relationships,
including miscommunication, insecurity and jealousy. As you look at
these and other issues through the lens of Zen practice, you'll
receive life-changing revelations that will lead to a new
understanding of relationships and love.
Zen and the Art of Falling in Love will set you on a path to
inner awareness and ultimate happiness. As you take this journey,
you'll meet different individuals who are struggling to make love work
in their own lives and you will develop a brand-new understanding of
what it really means to love. It is a wondrous adventure that will
show you how to open your life to love, fall in love...and stay in
love.
Marianne Williamson bestselling author of A Return
to Love Dr. Brenda Shoshanna's words are wonderful.
Brenda Shoshanna, Ph. D., is a practicing
psychologist, therapist, workshop leader and author. She has published
many books, including Zen Miracles, Why Men Leave, and
Journey Through Illness and Beyond, winner of the NABE Award
for Best Book of the Year in the Category of Health. She is also the
relationship expert on iVillage. com and runs workshops nationally on
all aspects of psychology, Zen and relationships.
Dr. Shoshanna lives in the New York area.
