If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him has been an inspiring piece to me as a psychologist, a professor, and a woman. In a culture of quick-fixes and instant gratification, this text emphasizes the value of the journey over merely arriving at a destination. This book reframes the education of both students and patients as an active, demanding process that requires a search for the "answer" and not just the acquisition of an answer. For me personally, it serves as a constant reminder to appreciate the process of life, and not merely the product.