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Professor, Racial Justice Advocate, and author of Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement and Blackbirds Singing

“Breaking Bias is a landmark achievement…Building on his incredibly diverse lived experience, Anu Gupta has given us a wonderful book, full of passion, hope, and, yes, love—backed by meticulous research and searing analyses. A timely book, but also one for the ages.”

Co-founder of Insight Meditation Society (IMS) and author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening

“In Breaking Bias, Anu Gupta's clarity and open-heartedness invite us to reflect on the great suffering caused by racial, gender, and all forms of stereotypes, to understand more fully their religious, social and economic underpinnings, and to explore ways of freeing ourselves from these deeply conditioned patterns…Highly recommended!”

Dean and Law Professor at Penn State Dickinson Law and Executive Director of Antiracist Development Institute (ADI)

“Anu Gupta's Breaking Bias is a major contribution in its focus on locating the roots of identity-based biases and the inequities that flow from them...Through this book, readers will be engaged in a process of co-creation of a more inclusive, more just, and more fair society through organic, positive paradigm shifts in culture and community.”

CEO, B Lab U.S. & Canada

“This book will equip you with the necessary insights to lead with compassion and integrity. It serves as an urgent call to introspection and bold leadership aimed at forging a more just and equitable society…Breaking Bias marks an achievement in the work of antiracism and a world without bias, and I see it as a vital text for anyone wanting to interrogate bias and lead with greater compassion, love and courage.”

Diversity & Meditation Expert ant author of You Belong

“In Breaking Bias, Anu Gupta offers us a powerful and accessible overview of both the roots of our species' prejudices and the actions we must take to free ourselves from them once and for all…Anu's relatable stories of his own journey makes this sometimes challenging material a joy to read. This book provides a comprehensive and systematic pathway for breaking bias, and Anu is an expert guide through this vital journey.”

Author of Still Together and co-founder of OPEN

“In a time where the world feels more divided than ever before, Breaking Bias is an urgent antidote to the confusion and suffering of modern life. Offering wisdom rooted in science and contemplative practice I genuinely believe this book can transform those that come into contact with its message.”

Meditation Teacher and author of We Were Made for These Times and co-author of Healing Our Way Home: Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy and Liberation

“This is the best articulation that I have read of what bias is, how it comes to be and how it can be ended. Practicing this now is essential…so we can bring about lasting freedom and wellbeing for ourselves and our world. This is required reading for all of us!”

Zen teacher, co-founder of Zen Center for Contemplative Care and author of Untangled

“Anu Gupta's Breaking Bias is a rigorous and expansive investigation of a human tangle and illness—assumption and bias. I am grateful for Anu's innovative antidote of PRISM, a pragmatic and heartening medicine to confront and transform the root causes of bias. Let's take the medicine together.”

President of Echoing Green, the leading network of social entrepreneurs globally

“Whether you're a seasoned social entrepreneur or an aspiring changemaker, this book offers invaluable wisdom and inspiration to navigate the complexities of bias and social impact work. Let Anu's insights empower you to drive positive change in your communities and beyond, transforming bias into opportunity and paving the way for a more equitable and just world.”

Co-author of international bestseller The Book of Joy and executive producer of Mission Joy: Finding Happiness in Troubled Times

“Anu shares a profound journey to breaking bias that we deeply need to free ourselves and our society from the ancient neural reflexes of our tribal past. This inner and outer journey is one that could not be more timely and more important for creating the world we carry in our hearts.”

Award-winning, best-selling author of The Way of the Goddess and The Ayurveda Way and founder of The Ancient Way

“Breaking Bias is a powerful invitation to examine our subconscious attitudes, beliefs and conditioning, and to finally rewrite the stories we have told about ourselves and others, to embrace a more inclusive and loving world that comes about when we become the change we seek.”

Author of Deep Diversity: A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Racial Justice

“Anu Gupta has written a wonderfully accessible book that marries his personal journey with Buddhism and bias-busting. It’s moving, practical and filled with useful strategies. Highly recommended!”