The Psychology of Peace: Forging a Path to Peace with Psychology and Buddhist Philosophy

Michael Jaquish is a practicing Buddhist of the Mahayana tradition following the path of the Bodhisattva. He is also the author of numerous books, and a journalist. Following a career as a peace officer in America he traveled to West Africa to serve as director of security for US Embassy operations in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Gambia and for the NASA Space Shuttle Abort Landing site. In his spare time, Michael spent many years roaming the jungles in search of adventure and exotic creatures and sketching and writing about what he found. He currently lives in Spokane, Washington, in the United States, where he continues to write, teach meditation and the Dharma, and ponder the meaning of life while practicing compassion for all beings.