Heart of Now

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Philosophical counseling is the engaging, therapeutic form of dialog used by many of the world's great and ancient sages, such as Socrates, Epicurus, Confucius, and Buddha. The goal is to "know thyself" and to experience relief from human suffering. It examines the meaning of life, the nature of the self, experience and happiness. It clarifies values and attitudes. It scrutinizes unspoken assumptions, and brings to light what was murky or implicit. It is intellectual and experiential. It yields peace and contentment. You can find bits of philosophical dialog in many different contexts, from psychotherapy to legal, medical, and spiritual counsel. Teachers from the Eastern traditions, including the Dalai Lama, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj and many others, have used philosophy extensively in self-inquiry and to relieve suffering. And philosophy even happens at neighborhood bars and pubs. In the late 1960s and early 70s, philosophical counseling re-emerged as its own profession, practiced by trained philosophers. In 1999 it burst onto the popular scene with Lou Marinoff's book, Plato Not Prozac!. And now in the twenty-first century, it thrives in Canada, Germany, Holland, Israel, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Turkey, Venezuela, and the U.S.A. It's gathering steam in other European countries, Egypt, and Latin America. Nowadays, the profession of philosophical counseling is conducted in Socratic dialogs, on the Internet, in "cafes philos," in restaurants, in corporate and...

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