Bernie Glassman, author of "Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen"

[Recovering Sanity] presents first of all an important alternative vision of how to help psychotic minds recover naturally, without recourse to invasive methods. But its reach far surpasses the field of mental illness. For Edward Podvoll sees full well that each of us has a recovering mind, one that is in the process of healing and discovering its innate wholeness. The treatment that he describes—how to work with islands of clarity, and the innate intelligence that guides the healing process—is a teaching not just for mental health professionals but for anyone interested in the transformation of mind, heart, and self. You rarely read a book that is so beautifully, lovingly written.

— Bernie Glassman, author of Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen