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Matthew Flickstein

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Matthew Flickstein is an insight vipassana meditation teacher. He was formerly a psychotherapist, and at one time was ordained as a Buddhist monk in the Theravada tradition. Flickstein’s primary teacher has been the Venerable Bhante Gunaratana who has been an ordained monk since he was 12, and is the author of several books including Mindfulness in Plain English. In 1982, Bhante Gunarantana and Flickstein co-founded the Bhavana Society Monastic and Meditation Center in West Virginia. In 1993 he founded the Forest Way, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing retreat opportunities conducive to spiritual growth that is both balanced and integrated. It also provides opportunities to engage in projects designed to support a unified vision of spirituality in the world.

Books

  • Journey to the Center, Wisdom Publications 1998. ISBN 9780861711413
  • Swallowing the River Ganges, Wisdom Publications 2001. ISBN 9780861711789
  • The Meditator's Atlas, Wsidom Publications 2007. ISBN 9780861713370
  • [The Forest Way] [1]
  • Flickstein article on the Impediments to the Practice of Insight Meditation
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