Naikan

Gregg Krech is the author of five books on Japanese Psychology, including The Art of Taking Action (2015), which has been an Amazon bestseller for five years. His books have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, and Romanian. Gregg has spoken in international venues to audiences that include mental health professionals, Zen students, hospice volunteers, staff of domestic violence centers, employees of Fortune 500 companies, crisis center staff, Yoga students, Buddhist monks in Thailand, and university students. He has been interviewed on National Public Radio and in numerous magazines including Tricycle, SELF, Counseling Today, and The SUN, where his interview on Naikan was that issue’s feature story. Gregg was selected to do an on-demand video retreat by Tricycle, a prominent Buddhist magazine. He is a member of the North American Naikan Society and editor of the journal Thirty Thousand Days: A Journal for Purposeful Living. He has been conducting retreats and online courses on Japanese methods of psychology for 33 years at the ToDo Institute in Vermont, where he currently lives, writes, and teaches.

Naikan Contents


Preface to the Anniversary Edition


Preface


Introduction


What Is Naikan?


Gratitude and the Practice of Attention and Reflection in Everyday Life0


Giving to Others


Mysteries and Myths of Separation


Intimate Attention


The Practice of Naikan


Self-Reflection and Service


A One-Week Naikan Self-Reflection Practice Program


A Note to Mental Health Professionals: Naikan and
Psychotherapy


Notes and Bibliography


Index