Gestalt Therapy as a Transpersonal Approach

For Naranjo, awareness is "the ultimate treasure"; it lies at the very foundation of the transpersonal and flows through all Buddhist and Sufi philosophy and practice. In exploring the meaning of awareness in each of these practices, the author recognizes the temptation "to value the manifestation above the awareness”. But he sees a shift in understanding toward the true nature of awareness and thinks it may be "the most significant feature of today's humanistic and transpersonal therapies.”