Bruce Tift has been in private practice as a psychotherapist in Boulder, Colorado since 1979. He has taught at Naropa University for 25 years, and was a student of Ch\u00f6gyam Trungpa Rinpoche. With Sounds True, he has published the book Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of Liberation. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Bruce and Tami Simon compare and contrast two different approaches to personal transformation: the \u201cdevelopmental\u201d approach of psychotherapy and the \u201cfruitional\u201d approach of Buddhist practice. They discuss the blind spots inherent in each approach, as well as the ways they can be addressed. Tami and Bruce talk about the nature of neurosis and how neurotic tendencies almost always involve a sense of disembodiment. Finally, they speak on \u201cunconditional practices,\u201d and how unconditional kindness can transform one\u2019s outlook on the procession of life. (70 minutes)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5485,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[382,385],"tags":[170],"contributor":[413],"class_list":["post-5142","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mindfulness","category-psychology","tag-insights-at-the-edge","contributor-bruce-tift"],"yoast_head":"\n