This book narrates the experiences of psychotherapy patients, and their journey towards personal growth and inspiration. It is a self-help book aimed at psychotherapy patients, and people interested in psychology and body, mind, and spirit. The book was published by Bantam New Age Book in 1988, and the paperback format has 238 pages. The title, "If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him : The Pilgrimage of Psychotherapy," is interesting and thought-provoking, and the author is Sheldon Kopp.