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For over twenty-five years, Stephen and Ondrea Levine provided emotional and spiritual support for those who are life-threatened, and for....
Stephen Levine (author)
American poet
For other people named Stephen Levine, see Stephen Levine (disambiguation).
Stephen Levine (July 17, – January 17, ) was an American poet, author and teacher best known for his work on death and dying.
He is one of a generation of pioneering teachers who, along with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg, have made the teachings of Theravada Buddhism more widely available to students in the West.
The Healing I Took Birth For is the heartfelt sharing of Ondrea Levine's life of service.
Like the writings of his colleague and close friend, Ram Dass (formerly Richard Alpert), Stephen's work is also flavoured by the devotional practices and teachings (also known as Bhakti Yoga) of the Hindu Guru Neem Karoli Baba. This aspect of his teaching may be considered one way in which his work differs from that of the more purely Buddhist oriented teachers named above.
Allusions in his teachings to a creator, which he variously terms God, The Beloved, The One and 'Uugghh', further distinguish his work from that of other contemp