Emissary of Insight
A new book depicts the life of the 20th-century global meditation pioneer S. N. Goenka, but does it tell the whole story?
Erik Braun
Erik Braun is the author of the book The Birth of Insight: Meditation, Modern Buddhism, and the Burmese Monk Ledi Sayadaw. He teaches religious studies at the University of Oklahoma.
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S. N. Goenka, Pioneer of Secular Meditation Movement, Dies at 90
He was 90 years old.
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