Know Yourself, Forget Yourself: Five Truths to Transform Your Work, Relationships, and Everyday Life

Praise for the author's "Less"
"Loaded with practical, applicable insights and suggestions to simplify work and daily existence." -- Peter Coyote, actor and author
"Zen monk Lesser makes a case for embracing paradoxes to succeed in every arena in life....This compassionate and sage tome...is likely to help many make life-enhancing changes."
-- "Publishers Weekly"
"Cognitive dissonance has never felt so pure and poetic. Full of wise irony and simple truths, this book is a treasure for the ages."
-- Chip Conley, founder of Joie de Vivre Hotels and author of "Emotional Equations"
"An illuminating and insightful book."
-- Sharon Salzberg, author of "Real Happiness"
"Marc Lesser shows us a path through the contradictions within us....A wonderful and profound book."
-- Van Jones, president of Rebuild the Dream
"After a lifetime of Zen study, Marc Lesser has distilled the life lessons of Buddhist practice into sane, eminently useful, result-oriented procedures that will cut through confusion, anxiety, and self-defeating behaviors....I can't recommend this book highly enough."
-- Peter Coyote (Hosho Jishi), actor, writer, and Zen priest
"In our work together at Google, I have seen firsthand Marc's extraordinary melding of Zen teacher and business leader, a combination that some people might consider a contradiction. Now in this extraordinary book, Marc shows us not only that contradictions are everywhere, but that embracing them can actually make us happier!"
-- Chade-Meng Tan, Google's Jolly Good Fellow and bestselling author of "Search Inside Yourself"
""Know Yourself, Forget Yourself" is a treasure trove of applied wisdom."
-- Joan Halifax, founding abbot of Upaya Zen Center
"Marc Lesser's life experiences as a Zen student and priest, CEO, small business owner, consultant, and executive coach give him a unique perspective on how to enhance your life by increasing your gifts to everyone you engage with."
-- Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben & Jerry's
"Marc Lesser has given us a leadership bible that, if practiced, will tap into the power of our own inner aware