--- product_id: 1274149 title: "Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness" price: "€ 16.30" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1274149-going-to-pieces-without-falling-apart-a-buddhist-perspective-on store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness **Price:** € 16.30 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness - **How much does it cost?** € 16.30 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1274149-going-to-pieces-without-falling-apart-a-buddhist-perspective-on) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description An intimate guide to self-acceptance and discovery that offers a Buddhist perspective on wholeness within the framework of a Western understanding of self. For decades, Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building and strengthening the ego. We are taught that the ideal is a strong, individuated self, constructed and reinforced over a lifetime. But Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein has found a different way. Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart shows us that happiness doesn't come from any kind of acquisitiveness, be it material or psychological. Happiness comes from letting go. Weaving together the accumulated wisdom of his two worlds--Buddhism and Western psychotherapy—Epstein shows how "the happiness that we seek depends on our ability to balance the ego's need to do with our inherent capacity to be." He encourages us to relax the ever-vigilant mind in order to experience the freedom that comes only from relinquishing control. Drawing on events in his own life and stories from his patients, Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart teaches us that only by letting go can we start on the path to a more peaceful and spiritually satisfying life. Review: Worth reading, influences positively - Being with the moment is happiness and meditation teaches how to achieve the same, it is told. Nice examples of cases; provides great opportunity to ponder. When you feel time is slipping, you are not with the moment. When you are with the moment, time does not slip and you are in sync with time. Anxiety removes the happiness in the moment. Anxiety can be caused by looking forward to the result. A nice case was told about a woman enjoying her moments waiting for her company, a married man. Perhaps she never took the risk of enjoying those moments when she was looking for bachelors, worrying about whether he will marry her. Strange the way mind works. So to be with time and enjoy the moment, one has to feel the transience of material and emotional relations. Nothing is permanent. Results can be changing and never easily predicted. This requires training from childhood. A child should be given enough room to experiment without supervision (intrusion) of the mother, so that it can manage to understand the transient nature, success or failure, of course without it feeling absence of the protection of the mother… In lighter vein; a Buddhist teacher who loses his dear one, cries his heart out for a quite a few days. The disciples confront him, telling him that he has been teaching them about illusionary nature of world and he is not practicing it. He told “losing a dear one is a Painful illusion”. Review: The melding of Buddhism and Western psychotherapy - This is the first book about the melding of Buddhism and Western psychotherapy that I've read. I'm not well-versed in either of these fields, but I found this book to be helpful and interesting. Though it felt a bit abstract at times, this book will give you an introduction to how these two fields complement each other. The author shares a number of personal stories throughout, demonstrating his journey along a path to satisfaction. I have a feeling that if I come back to this book after traveling along my path of study for a while, I'll appreciate it even more. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #89,662 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #108 in Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts (Books) #179 in Buddhism (Books) #239 in Spiritual Meditations (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,114 Reviews | ## Images ![Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71WqI4k-QDL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth reading, influences positively *by S***R on January 4, 2014* Being with the moment is happiness and meditation teaches how to achieve the same, it is told. Nice examples of cases; provides great opportunity to ponder. When you feel time is slipping, you are not with the moment. When you are with the moment, time does not slip and you are in sync with time. Anxiety removes the happiness in the moment. Anxiety can be caused by looking forward to the result. A nice case was told about a woman enjoying her moments waiting for her company, a married man. Perhaps she never took the risk of enjoying those moments when she was looking for bachelors, worrying about whether he will marry her. Strange the way mind works. So to be with time and enjoy the moment, one has to feel the transience of material and emotional relations. Nothing is permanent. Results can be changing and never easily predicted. This requires training from childhood. A child should be given enough room to experiment without supervision (intrusion) of the mother, so that it can manage to understand the transient nature, success or failure, of course without it feeling absence of the protection of the mother… In lighter vein; a Buddhist teacher who loses his dear one, cries his heart out for a quite a few days. The disciples confront him, telling him that he has been teaching them about illusionary nature of world and he is not practicing it. He told “losing a dear one is a Painful illusion”. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The melding of Buddhism and Western psychotherapy *by A***E on July 16, 2014* This is the first book about the melding of Buddhism and Western psychotherapy that I've read. I'm not well-versed in either of these fields, but I found this book to be helpful and interesting. Though it felt a bit abstract at times, this book will give you an introduction to how these two fields complement each other. The author shares a number of personal stories throughout, demonstrating his journey along a path to satisfaction. I have a feeling that if I come back to this book after traveling along my path of study for a while, I'll appreciate it even more. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book if you are already on the path *by K***I on September 2, 2023* This is not a good book for either beginner meditation or beginner Buddhism. There are plenty of others that will get you started that are easier to read and understand. However this is a great book if you are already on the path and are looking to go deeper. He explores feelings of emptiness and the illusion of self. Although I had already studied these ideas elsewhere it was great to read about them from a more mental health perspective. I have been able to put into practice some of the teachings and they are proving so far to be life-changing. My relationship with both myself and others has improved and I’m in a happier place. ## Frequently Bought Together - Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness - Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself - Thoughts Without A Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1274149-going-to-pieces-without-falling-apart-a-buddhist-perspective-on](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1274149-going-to-pieces-without-falling-apart-a-buddhist-perspective-on) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-09-01*