"Minding What Matters could be considered part of a new genre, the "literary
self-help" book. Echoing the style of Kundera and the insights of Jung, with
dashes of "The God of Small Things and "Thoughts Without a Thinker, this timely
book alternates between discursive sections on Buddhist topics and engrossing
fictional scenes between a psychotherapist and a patient. Sometimes going so far
as to directly address the reader, the book shows how anyone can intimately
explore their mind. By encouraging readers to create a state of inquiry and
allowing them to put themselves into hypothetical situations -- such as
participating in therapy or engaging in Buddhist practices