Synopses & Reviews
Psychologist and best-selling author Robert Wicks draws upon Eastern and Western traditions to help people deal with life's difficulties--the dragons that escaped from the cave. He encourages people to engage their problems and grow through them, to ride those dragons rather than slay them or drive them back into the cave. Wicks is a specialist in the field of secondary stress and counsels people who help others--psychologists, doctors, nurses, ministers, including relief workers in Rwanda and Cambodia. He's shown a generation the links between psychology and spirituality, working from the perspective that difficult times can offer striking moments of grace. 10 Lessons Prune carefully and often Recognize your renewal zones Catch the slide Seek hidden possibilities Engage the darkness Pair clarity and kindness Find love in small deeds Seek perspective daily Build a barrier of simplicity Come home more often Psychologist Robert Wicks masterfully integrates psychology and spirituality, and is well known for his numerous books and videotapes on spirituality and personal growth.
Synopsis
While many of us may seek traditional therapy to help us deal with life's difficulties, Zen, according to David Brazier in Zen Therapy, offers an alternative-- dragon riding lessons. Psychologist and best selling author Robert Wicks is a specialist in the field of secondary stress and counsels people who help other psychologists, doctors, nurses, ministers. He's shown a generation the links between psychology and spirituality, working from the perspective that difficult times can offer striking moments of grace. Now, in Riding the Dragon, Wicks offers dragon riding lessons, drawing upon both Eastern and Western traditions. In this warm, compassionate, and highly personal guidebook, Wicks offers encouragement and 10 lessons to help people engage their problems and grow through them:
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-157).