May I suggest that if you're suffering from PTSD, depression,

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grief, anxiety, etc. that you check out the potential benefits of meaningfulness meditation? Buddhists, Tibetans in particular, stumbled onto some very powerful secrets a long time ago, and western psychologists (and a few psychiatrists) are finally beginning to catch on.

The meditation techniques are totally compatible with virtually any religious background, or none. It is not about beliefs, but about a way of being in the world.

Here s an excellent book to start with:

Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heart [Paperback]
Tara Bennett-Goleman

http://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Alchemy-Mind-Heal-Heart/dp/0609809032/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356882377&sr=8-1&keywords=tara+goleman

“May this very important and enticing book find its way into the hearts of readers near and far so that it can perform its mysterious and healing alchemy for the benefit of all.” —John Kabat-Zinn, author of Wherever You Go, There You Are and
Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School

The Transformative Power of Mindfulness

Alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. In the same way, says Tara Bennett- Goleman, we all have the natural ability to turn our moments of confusion or emotional pain into insightful clarity.

Emotional Alchemy maps the mind and shows how, according to recent advances in cognitive therapy, most of what troubles us falls into ten basic emotional patterns, including fear of abandonment, social exclusion (the feeling that we don’t belong), and vulnerability (the feeling that some catastrophe will occur). This remarkable book also teaches us how we can free ourselves of such patterns and replace them with empathy for ourselves and others through the simple practice of mindfulness, an awareness that lets us see things as they truly are without distortion or judgment. Emotional Alchemy provides an insightful explanation of how mindfulness can change not only our lives, but the very structure of our brains, giving us the freedom to be more creative and alive.

Here is a beautifully rendered work full of Buddhist wisdom and stories of how people have used mindfulness to conquer their self-defeating habits. The result is a whole new way of approaching our relationships, work, and internal lives.