'The book skilfully educates readers who might be new to both eastern and western philosophy without alienating those already familiar with either strand. Neatly weaving in details of the father-son relationship, and why and how Matthieu turned to Buddhism, the discussion follows a logical and seamless line through every philosophical and metaphysical aspect of life... A wonderful book." Time Out 'A serious and stimulating book handling some very abstract matter with sympathy and vigour.' The Sunday Telegraph

Jean-Francois Revel is one of the leading modern philosophers with books such as Without Marx or Jesus, among others, to his credit. Matthieu Ricard is a monk in the Tibetan tradition and author of Journey to Enlightenment and Life of Shakbar.