About the Teacher
Steve has been meditating since 1968, and engaged in Buddhist practice since 1987. He has studied and practiced in the Tibetan and Vipassana traditions, including extended retreats in both, although his practice is now primarily vipassana. Steve has facilitated Eastside Insight Meditation since 2000, and serves as a local dharma leader for Seattle Insight Meditation Society.
Steve edits Northwest Dharma News, online publication of Northwest Dharma Association, and also serves on the board of the Tibetan Nuns Project. He was an editor for the books “Open Heart Clear Mind,” “Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up, “ and “The Four Noble Truths.” Steve in 2017 graduated from the fifth Community Dharma Leaders program. He lives in Kirkland with his wife Ellen, and continues editing and writing after retiring in mid-2016 from a 34-year career as a journalist.
Below are some Steve’s travels and experiences
Steve with Korean monks at Korean monastery near Sravasti
Nuns at Dolma Ling, which Tibetan Nuns Project sponsors. Steve serves on the TNP board.
Steve and abbot at a monastery where Steve did a retreat in Myanmar
Vulture Peak, where Buddha taught the Heart Sutra