Mark Epstein, M.D., is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School. He is the author of several books, including Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart, Going on Being, and Open to Desire. He practices psychiatry and lives in New York City.
"A groundbreaking work.... The book will take its place among the
classics of the literature of meditation."--Jon Kabat-Zinn, author
of Mindfulness for Beginners
"A marvelous book that is at once scholarly and fresh, informative
and personal."--Stephen A. Mitchell, author of Can Love Last?
"A most lucid and expert account of the wedding of psychotherapy
and meditation. An Eastern-Western psychology that truly speaks
from the inside of both worlds."--Jack Kornfield, author of The
Wise Heart
"Epstein tries bravely and earnestly to make such matters of the
mind and heart as clear as possible."--Robert Coles, New England
Journal of Medicine
"I loved Thoughts Without a Thinker. Mark Epstein has given us a
brilliant account of how an ancient science of mind, based on a
rich meditative tradition, can complement therapy and lead to new
dimensions of wisdom and wholeness."--Joan Borysenko, author of
Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
"Mark Epstein's book is inspired by its lucidity.... After Thoughts
Without a Thinker, psychotherapy without a Buddhist perspective
looks like a diminished thing."--Adam Phillips, author of Missing
Out
"One of the most sophisticated integrations of the therapeutic and
spiritual disciplines."--Daniel Goleman, New York Times
"A highly personal, thoughtful, illuminating synthesis....
Patients, psychologists, and mediators...will find much spiritual
nourishment."--Publishers Weekly
"Eloquent yet down-to-earth, this gem offers an exhilarating and
expansive perspective on the therapeutic process."--Booklist
"Epstein's solid book offers another example of contemporary
efforts to revitalize psychotherapy."--Spirituality and Practice
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