{"product_id":"mind-space-discovering-meditation-without-the-meditator-paperback","title":"Mind Space: Discovering Meditation Without the Meditator - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Edward Purser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are told to sit still, focus on the breath, and watch our thoughts. But what if the very act of \"being mindful\" is what keeps us trapped?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMind Space\u003c\/i\u003e, Ronald E. Purser--author of the international bestseller McMindfulness--turns meditation inside out. Drawing inspiration from Time, Space, and Knowledge by Tibetan Buddhist master Tarthang Tulku, Purser shows that the real obstacle to awakening is not distraction but the quiet inner manager forever striving to get practice \"right.\" Most guides promise calm or clarity if only we can perfect our technique, be mindful enough, or finally arrive in the present moment. That endless deferral, Purser argues, is the trap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a radical alternative: meditation without the meditator. Practice no longer means grinding for results--it means discovering the openness already shining through the ordinary. With vivid prose and simple, experiential exercises, \u003ci\u003eMind Space\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how space itself--expansive, dynamic, inexhaustible--becomes our ally. The blue sky overhead, a conversation with a friend, light falling across a floor--each moment becomes a doorway into the brilliance we've been overlooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're weary of spiritual striving, skeptical of commodified mindfulness, or simply curious about a freer way of being, \u003ci\u003eMind Space\u003c\/i\u003e opens a liberating vision: freedom is not a distant prize to earn. It is already here--radiant, intimate, hiding in plain sight--waiting only to be recognized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonald E. Purser, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the Lam Larsen Distinguished Research Professor of Management at San Francisco State University and the internationally recognized author of \u003cem\u003eMcMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e, a book that sparked a global debate on the commodification of mindfulness meditation. His work has been featured in over a hundred major media outlets, including such TV shows \u003cem\u003eOn Contact\u003c\/em\u003e with Chris Hedges, \u003cem\u003eRedacted Tonight\u003c\/em\u003e with Lee Camp, as well as radio interviews on the \u003cem\u003eBBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio New Zealand \u003c\/em\u003eand local public stations\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eHis essays and opinions have appeared international news media, including \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian, Financial Times, The Nation, Salon, The Huffington Post, The Irish Times, Metro, The Standard\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as many magazines such as\u003cem\u003e Fast Company, Vice, The New Statesman, The Saturday Eve-ning Post, Truthout.org, The Telegraph, Los Angeles Review of Books, Current Affairs, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTricycle\u003c\/em\u003e. Purser is also a fre-quent guest on popular podcasts such as \u003cem\u003eThe ZDoggMD Show, The Chauncey DeVega Show, The Wright Show, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eUpstream\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A long-time student of the Tibetan lama Tarthang Tulku's visionary book \u003cem\u003eTime, Space, and Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e (TSK), Purser has been studying and practicing the teachings from this seminal book for over forty years. Today he is an instructor at Dharma College in Berkeley, California, where he leads courses and seminars on Mind Space and TSK for contemporary audiences. He lives in Pacifica, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56310764667185,"sku":"9780898003499","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/9dKr2fOdFs9780898003499.webp?v=1789622460","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/mind-space-discovering-meditation-without-the-meditator-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}