Ronald L HirschAfter a lifetime of much turmoil, fear, insecurity, and guilt, Ron Hirsch knows something about the search for inner peace. The teaching shared in this book is formed by his own experiences and an understanding of the ego, happiness, and our culture hat has developed while walking the path of Zen Buddhism for 25 years, since finding Buddhism at age 49. Hirsch has had a varied career as a teacher, survey researcher, nonprofit executive, composer and writer. His blog, www.ThePracticalBuddhist.com, was selected as one of the top 50 Buddhist blogs on the web. He is the author of three books on Buddhist practice and one ecumenically spiritual work, Raising a Happy Child, which was praised as, A common sense approach to compassion and self-care that all of us need to hear. ... A precious book, well-written and very clear. He is also the author of We Still Hold These Truths, acclaimed by James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic, as Agree or disagree with his conclusions, the questions he is asking are the right ones for the public this year. He grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania and resides in Massachusetts. Read More Read Less