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Constructive Living brings together two psychotherapies-Morita and Naikan- and their associated lifeways. Both therapies were developed in this century, but their roots extend back hundreds of years in East Asian history. Morita was a professor of psychiatry at Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo. Yoshimoto was a successful businessman who retired to become a lay priest in Nara. Morita's method has it origins in Zen Buddhist psychology, and Yoshimoto's Naikan has its origins in Jodo Shinshu Buddhist psychology.
Neither of these systems requires that one believe in Buddhism or have faith in anything other than one's experience. They work as well for Christians and Moslems and Jews as for Buddhists. Both are built on the naturalistic observations of humans and careful introspection of their founders. Constructive Living isn't mystical or oriental, but practical and human.
"In the genre of self-help books, I believe that Constructive Living books offer the most useful, practical, and effective advice on how to live life well. Plunging Through The Clouds provides an overview of Constructive Living as presented by many different individuals. Seeing Constructive Living being used in different settings demonstrates its broad applicability to the western world in which we live."— Henry J. Kahn, M.D.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Overview
David K. Reynolds
2. Morita and Naikan Therapies—Similarities
David K. Reynolds
3. The Water Books
David K. Reynolds
4. Constructive Living for the Well—Toward a Superior Life
Patricia Ryan Madson
5. Constructive Living, A First Look
Rami M. Shapiro
Constructive Living and Society
6. Constructive Living and Morita Therapy: Some Possible Applications to Child Rearing
Mary J. Puckett
7. Constructive Living for High School Students
Barbara Sarah and Perri Ardman
8. Morita's Principles and HIV Infection
Gregory Willms
9. Exploring Group Models for Teaching The Principles of Constructive Living
Gregg Krech
Constructive Living and Business
10. Constructive Living and Business
Mary J. Puckett
11. Doing a Good Job: Constructive Living Guidelines for Life at Work
Gregg Krech
Constructive Living and Reflection
Introduction to Naikan
12. The Practice of Naikan
Gregg Krech
13. Shidosha
Patricia Ryan Madson
14. Constructive Living Correspondence
Patricia Ryan Madson
Gregory Willms
Michael Whiteley
Marilyn Murray
15. Reflections on Reflection
Susan Jensen Kahn
Personal Experiences with Constructive Living
16. Just Doing it
Lynn Sanae Reynolds
17. Personal Experience with Morita Guidance
Henry Kahn
18. Constructive Living—Its Benefits
Michael Whiteley
19. Year-End Letter
Barbara Sarah
20. Some Comments on My Experience with Constructive Living
Jim Hutchinson
Historical Background
21. Morita Masatake: The Life of the Founder of Morita Therapy
David K. Reynolds
22. Yoshimoto Ishin: The Life of the Founder of Naikan
David K. Reynolds
References
Constructive Living Activities
Contributors
Index