Eastern Psychology: Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism
Eastern Psychology is a marvelous read.  Not since Gardner and Lois Murphy presented Asian Psychology more than four decades ago has a book appeared that compliments what can be seen as an anomalous Western psychology. Eastern psychologies are rich mixtures of philosophy, religion, and science that only in the West have become disciplines isolated from one another, Eastern Psychology reveals that the short past of Western psychology now isolated from philosophy and religion is but a shadow compared to the long histories of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism who are as much psychology as they are philosophy and religion.  Not only is this book delightfully informative, it is an authoritative introduction to psychologies that we ignore at our peril lest we mistake shadow for substance.Ralph W. Hood, Jr., Ph.D., recipient of the William James Award from APA Division 36: Psychology of Religion and Spirituality; coauthor of the Psychology of Religion: An Empirical Approach.A clear, discerning overview and comparison of major Eastern and Western approaches to optimal well-being. I especially appreciated the many examples of how Eastern traditions have influenced Western psychology.Swami Allan Ajaya, Ph.D. coauthor of Yoga and Psychotherapy, editor of Foundations of Eastern and Western Psychology.