Interview on The Art of Flourishing in today's Huffigton Post

Here's an interview on The Art of Flourishing in today's Huffington Post:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-kornbluth/take-buddhism-add-freud-a_b_873008.html

Announcement about The Art of Flourishing

The Art of Flourishing is out today. It provides the reader with the tools necessary to thrive, to live a life of meaning, passion, and fulfillment. I will be doing a talk and book signing at JCC of NY on June 13th and Tibet House on June 16th. The Art of Flourishing is available in bookstores, online at Amazon , Random House, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, or Borders and as an e-book.

Zen and The Art of Flourishing

Thank you Andre for posting a feature on THE ART OF FLOURISHING at:
http://zenandbackagain.blogspot.com/2011/06/art-of-flourishing.html

Zen and Back Again: The Art of Flourishing
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The journey of an American Zen Buddhist, including book reviews, reflections on practice, and practical ways to apply the Dharma in our lives.

Yoga and Flourishing

-FitYogis.com posted an excerpt of The Art of Flourishing at:
http://fityogis.com/kids-yoga/the-art-of-flourishing
Fit Yogis | Yoga for Kids | The Art of Flourishing
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Fit Yogis | Yoga for Kids | We would like to share with you a short excerpt of the upcoming book by Dr. Jeffrey B. Rubin called THE ART OF FLOURISHING: A New East-West Approach to

Measuring our Ourselves

Human beings spend a great deal of time measuring how they doing and comparing themselves with other people and their own images of how they should be doing. I think we often do this because we have the fantasy that we are not okay and we are trying to justify our existence. A better use of our time would be to live our lives based on what inspires us.

Healing Self-Contempt

Many adults feel self-contempt. And then seek—and are convinced they found—confirmation of their badness. One way of addressing this is to explore experiences that disconfirm one’s sense of worthlessness. But a person who is convinced he or she is weak and cowardly may have had experiences of strength and courage. Have you had experiences that challenge your worst stories about yourself?

Widening the Story of Who We Are

Traumatized people often feel worthless and relentlessly seek -- and believe that they are constantly finding -- confirmation of their badness. Sometimes it is helpful to explore whether they have had any experiences that challenge their stories about their inadequacies. The person who is convinced they are weak and inadequate, for example, may have had experiences of strength and courage.