The Secular Path to Well-Being

by Jeffrey Fracher

Treading The secular path to well-being with Jeffrey Fracher, you will discover wisdom, one conversation at a time.

Each chapter in this book started life as a talk offered to the author’s students, and has been included for its clarity and resonance.

Expanded into chapters and refined with care, the text is presented in a conversational style, inviting you to read it as if engaging in a conversation about the challenges of modern life.

The secular path to well-being offers strategies that provide practical, accessible applications of dharma teachings to the dilemmas we all face. While you can read it from cover to cover, wherever you open the book you will find calm recollections with insight.

Whether you seek guidance, reflection, or a moment of mindful connection, these dharma teachings are here for you – one chapter, one challenge, and one simple strategy at a time.

PUBLICATION DATE 27 APRIL 2026 • Download an excerpt

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A native Virginian, Jeffrey Fracher is a retired clinical psychologist, and a graduate of the Meditation Teachers’ Training Institute.

Now retired, Jeffrey Fracher was in practice for 44 years as a clinical psychologist in New Jersey and Virginia. He has practiced Buddhism since 1992. 

Jeff is the founder of Serenity Sangha, a far-reaching virtual and face-to-face community of Buddhist practitioners which emphasizes practical dharma, a synthesis of modern psychology and secular Buddhist wisdom

Jeffrey lives in Charlottesville, VA, with his wife, Kay.

 

FORMATS

Paperback • USD $19.95 from our online store and in bookstores
222 pages – 152mm x 229mm x 15mm
ISBN : 979-8-9909491-4-0
AUD $29.95 • CAD $27.95 • EUR €16.95 • GBP £14.95 • NZD $34.95
from our online store and in bookstores

ePub • USD $6.95
ISBN : 979-8-9909491-5-7