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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 Helelopa Gunaratana.

In 1982, Flickstein and Bhante Gunaratana co-founded the Bhavana Society Monastic and Meditation Center in West Virginia.

In 1993 he founded the Forest Way, a non-profit organization that to provides a variety of retreat opportunities designed to nurture authentic spiritual growth. One of its guiding principles is 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, Wisdom Publications 2007. ISBN 9780861713370
  • The Forest Way [1]
  • Flickstein article on the Impediments to the Practice of Insight Meditation[2]
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