Stephen G. Post, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at the Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine. He cofounded the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love. He is the author of several books, including Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Happier, Healthier Life by the Simple Act of Giving, has authored over 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has been interviewed by leading newspapers around the world. Dr. Post is an elected member of the Philadelphia College of Physicians, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the Royal Society of Medicine, as well as a Founding Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion. He is the recipient of dozens of awards, including the 2019 National Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Professionalism Award. Dr. Post lives in Long Island, NY.
 
His Holiness the Fourteeth Dalai Lama, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. His tireless efforts on behalf of human rights and world peace have brought him international recognition. He is a recipient of the Wallenberg Award (conferred by the U.S. Congressional Human Rights Foundation), the Albert Schweitzer Award, the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, and the Nobel Peace Prize.

“What an engaging and inspiring read! Building on his earlier writing on the many forms that love can take, Dr. Post presents readers with seven pathways toward pure unlimited love. Each pathway is a mantra, one designed not only to help readers tap into this universal energy of love, but also to radiate this love outward toward others. In this exciting and creative book, Dr. Post skillfully weaves decades of research with dozens of personal stories, along with well-grounded, practical suggestions. A triumph!”    —Julie J. Exline, Ph. D., Research Director, Division of Perceptual Studies and Bonner-Lowry Chair of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia

“A heartfelt and practical guide to living with compassion in turbulent times, Pure Unlimited Love invites readers to cultivate inner peace through daily intention and mindful connection. With over forty years of insight and experience, Dr Stephen Post offers Seven Paths and the Wheel of Love—a transformative framework for expressing kindness, dignity, and purpose. This book is a call to awaken the healing power of love in ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us.”  —Victor Chan, co-author with His Holiness the Dalai Lama of The Wisdom of Compassion

"This book on pure unlimited love is a masterpiece, written by the maestro of unlimited love himself. Personal, engaging, and informing, this book will change your life."—Harold G. Koenig, M.D., M.H.Sc., Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Associate Professor of Medicine Duke University Medical Center

“Groundbreaking work. . . At a time when the science of mind-body medicine is expanding to include social and spiritual dimensions, [Post’s] research offers critical insights into how human connection, ethical care, and self-transcendence can positively influence physical and mental health outcomes.”  —Gregory L. Fricchone, MD, director, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

“Weaving together philosophical, theological, and experiential understandings of love with practical guidance for manifesting love in our individual and collective lives, Post once again demonstrates the depth of his grasp of human nature and longings. From the first sentence to the last, my attention and my heart were engaged with this book. And like other of Dr. Post’s writings, Pure Unlimited Love has the potential to transform readers’ hearts, change our lives, and heal parts of our broken world. Post’s enduring message: It’s good to be kind.”    —Rev. Dr. Jade Angelica, author of Where Two Worlds Touch: The Spirit and Science of Alzheimer’s Caregiving.

"This vivid and effective illumination of routes to spiritual fulfillment is practical as well as mystical. It is nothing less than Post's summa. I can think of no higher standard. This is a treasure bound to last: a book that keeps on giving."  —Charles Scribner III, art historian and distinguished author of Scribners: Five Generations in Publishing

“Dr. Post’s Pure Unlimited Love is infused with wisdom from a seasoned author and professor of the medical humanities. Engaging . . . a particularly powerful reminder and inspiration about humanity’s need for humanity . . . of love’s ability to transform mind, emotion, and body. Everyone can benefit from it enormously.”—Jeffrey Trilling, MD, author of The Circle of Change

“Post draws on decades of research and personal wisdom to reveal love as the transformative energy capable of giving meaning to our work. This book is a veritable tool kit that blurs the line between work and play; it is a “how to” for anyone who wants to follow their gifts in order to serve others and flourish in the process. Pure Unlimited Love is an inspiring book that calls us to learn not just for ourselves, but for others, and thus to learn more eagerly.”  —Jo-Ann Triner, author of Soulful Work 2.0

 “A blessing to each of us and generations following. May the excellent work continue.”—Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. renowned Civil Rights Leader and Pastor Emeritus of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland Ohio, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Morehouse College