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Works by Hubert Benoit

Associated Works

Vedanta for Modern Man (1951) — Contributor, some editions — 47 copies
Souvenirs d'un villageois du Maine (2016) — Annotateur, some editions — 2 copies

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Canonical name
Benoit, Hubert
Legal name
Benoit, Hubert
Birthdate
1904-03-21
Date of death
1992-10-28
Gender
male
Nationality
France
Birthplace
Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand-Est, France
Place of death
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Occupations
Psychiatrist

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History and anthropology make it abundantly clear that societies composed of individuals who think, feel, believe and act according to the most preposterous conventions can survive for long periods of time. Statistical normality is perfectly compatible with a high degree of folly and wickedness. In so far as he is a psychotherapist, the Oriental philosopher tries to help statistically normal individuals to become normal in the other, more fundamental sense of the word. This process of intellectual and psycho-physical adjustment to the Nature of Things is the supreme doctrine of Zen Buddhism, which Dr Benoit discusses in the light of Western psychological theory and Western psychiatric practise. This is a book that should be read by everyone who aspires to know who he is and what he can do to acquire such self-knowledge.The Supreme Doctrine is a cogent statement of what Zen thought had to offer the practising Western psychiatrist.… (more)
 
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PSZC | 4 other reviews | Mar 11, 2019 |
This is the first time I read this book.
 
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JhonnSch | 4 other reviews | Oct 8, 2010 |
this is the 2nd time I read this book. i have the same book with a different cover.
 
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