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Ronald Purser is Professor of Management in the College of Business at San Francisco State University. Dr. Purser earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and his B.A. in Psychology from Sonoma State University. He is past Division Chair of the Organization Development and Change division of the Academy of Management. His essays and cultural criticism have appeared in the Huffington Post, Salon, Alternet, Tikkun, and Tricycle magazine. His viral article, "Beyond McMindfulness", opened the floodgates for the mindfulness backlash. His new book, McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, is being published this July by Repeater Books. His other recent books include the Handbook of Mindfulness: Culture, Context and Social Engagement and the Handbook of Ethical Foundations of Mindfulness. Dr. Purser began his Buddhist training beginning in 1981 at the Tibetan Nyingma Institute in Berkeley, California and is an ordained Buddhist teacher in the Korean Zen Taego order. He is co-host of Mindful Cranks podcast and is a regular speaker and guests on radio shows and podcasts. He lives with his family and dog in San Francisco, CA.
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    • McMindfulness

    • How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality
    • Written by: Ronald E. Purser
    • Narrated by: Jeff Harding
    • Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 2019-09-10
    • Language: English
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