Zen Path Through Depression

"Philip Martin has written a wise, compassionate, and nurturing guide through the self-oppression of depression."--Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D., author of "How to Heal Depression and "Healing Anxiety Naturally""The Zen Path through Depression is a very useful addition to the growing library of applied Buddhism. Using words of the masters, his own story, and many sensitively designed practical exercises, Philip Martin shows us what the Buddha taught: that all mental and emotional states, no matter how difficult they may seem, are opportunities."-- Zoketsu Norman Fischer, co-abbot, San Francisco Zen Center"Philip Martin offers clear-eyed Zen medicine for those afflicted with depression and for anyone who seeks to use their fluctuating mental states to see more clearly. His exercises are particularly helpful in avoiding the pitfalls of obsessive or stagnant practice."-- Sensei Pat Enkyo O''Hara, Village Zendo, New York"A wonderful, strong breath directly into the heart. Martin lays a very healing foundation for addressing suffering with love and awareness. For those lost in unhappiness, "The Zen Path Through Depression, offers the possibility of joy. Happiness comes from getting what you want, joy from being who you truly are."-- Stephen Levine, author of "Who Dies? and "A Gradual Awakening"An insightful book that includes techniques drawn from his experience with Zen practice and his own major depression, for healing and/or working with depression...In his book, Martin writes movingly of the acute awareness of death, decay, and impermanence that was a major feature of his year-long depression." -- Tricycle