Bruce Tift

Consultant, teacher and author.

A Basic Buddhist View

A Basic Buddhist View

The fruitional view comes out of a tradition that, for 2500 years, has actively investigated fundamental questions about our basic human experiencing. Buddhism, like other great wisdom traditions, is incredibly complex, with many differing theories and approaches...

Neurosis as a Substitute for Experiential Intensity

Neurosis as a Substitute for Experiential Intensity

"Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering" - Carl Jung. I agree with Jung, though I would say neurosis is always a substitute for experiential intensity. I say that because we tend to contract away from not only pain but also aliveness, sexuality, joy,...

The Developmental View

The Developmental View

The developmental view is central to the Western psychotherapeutic approach. It's based on the idea that experiences we have as children, mostly in our family of origin, have a profound impact on the rest of our lives. In response to difficult experiences, we create...

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Already Free

Unique wisdom and guidance

Bruce Tift examines how psychotherapy’s “Developmental” approach of understanding the way our childhood experiences shape our adult selves both challenges and supports the “Fruitional” approach of Buddhism, which tells us that the freedom we seek is always available.
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Tift masterfully shows us how to accept inner forces that seem in opposition, move beyond struggle and self-absorption, and claim a life in which nothing is excluded.
– Parker J. Palmer, author of “Healing the Heart of Democracy, Let Your Life Speak, and A Hidden Wholeness”

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