The Radical Therapist #152 - Meditation Without the Meditator: Mind Space with Ron Purser - The Radical Therapist | Lyssna här

Who is the “you” trying to become a better meditator?

In this episode of The Radical Therapist, Dr. Chris Hoff welcomes back Ron Purser to discuss his new book, Mind Space: Discovering Meditation Without the Meditator. Drawing on Tarthang Tulku’s Time, Space, and Knowledge vision, Ron invites us to question the inner manager that monitors our progress and turns meditation into another assignment in self-improvement.

We get deep into questions of self, awareness, and the observer—and what these questions open up for therapy. When does self-reflection become self-surveillance? How do our stories shape the boundaries of experience? What happens when the demand to optimize ourselves follows us onto the meditation cushion?

We also explore how this inquiry connects with suffering, social conditions, and our responsibility to change the world we share.

Ron Purser is the author of McMindfulness, a professor at San Francisco State University, and a faculty member at Dharma College in Berkeley.