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Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan

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Open to Desire: The Truth About What Buddha Taught

Open to Desire, the Truth About What Buddha Taught by Mark Epstein. Epstein argues that it is common in both Buddhism and Freudian psychoanalysis to treat desire as if it is the root of all suffering and problems. In this controversial defense of desire, he makes clear that it is the key to deepening intimacy with ourselves, each other and our world.

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