David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., was Director, The Institute for Advanced Theoretical and Spiritual Research. He was a life member of the American Psychiatric Association, with 50 years of clinical experience. His research is outlined in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. He was knighted and honored in the East with the title "Tae Ryoung Sun Kak Tosa" (Foremost Teacher of the Way to Enlightenment).