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📘 If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him! by Sheldon B. Kopp

If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! examines the therapeutic relationship from a realistic perspective. It challenges the notion that therapists can provide definitive answers, instead encouraging practitioners to recognize their own human vulnerabilities. By confronting personal ills, readers are guided toward recovery and a deeper acceptance of responsibility that accompanies newfound freedom.

First publish date: 1976

Genre: Psychology/General Psychology

Authors: Sheldon B. Kopp

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