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Stephen Mugen Snyder, Roshi, began practicing daily meditation in 1976.Since then, he has studied Buddhism extensively—investigating and engaging in Zen, Tibetan, Theravada, and Western nondual traditions. He was authorized to teach in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in 2007 and in the Zen Buddhist schools of Sōtō and Rinzai in 2022. Stephen is a senior student of Mark Sando Mininberg, Roshi, and a transmitted teacher in the White Plum Asanga—the body of teachers in the Maezumi-Roshi lineage.

Stephen’s resonant and warmhearted teaching style engages students around the globe through in-person and online retreats, as well as one-on-one coaching. He encourages students to turn toward their true nature and, with realization of their true natur ...more

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	Practicing the Jhanas: Traditional Concentration Meditation as Presented by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw by Stephen Snyder (Goodreads Author), Tina Rasmussen, Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw (Foreword) 4.12 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Demystifying Awakening: A Buddhist Path of Realization, Embodiment, and Freedom 4.41 avg rating — 44 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buddha’s Heart: Meditation Practice for Developing Well-Being, Love, and Empathy by Stephen Snyder (Goodreads Author), Richard Shankman (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trust in Awakening: A Zen Teaching on Accessing the Absolute by Stephen Snyder (Goodreads Author), Mark Sando Minniberg (Foreword) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liberating the Self: Buddhist Practices for an Authentic Life 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stress Reduction for Lawyers, Law Students, and Legal Professionals: Learning to Relax 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Awakeness: Embodying Our Awakening by Stephen Snyder (Goodreads Author), Mark Mininberg (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Pa Auk Sayadaw”
― Stephen Snyder, Practicing the Jhanas: Traditional Concentration Meditation as Presented by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw

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“One sign of a maturing spiritual practice is the deep understanding that everything happens in its own time.”
― Stephen Snyder, Demystifying Awakening: A Buddhist Path of Realization, Embodiment, and Freedom

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“When the experience of absence of self arises, stay with it. Do not feel a need to solve the absence of self’s uncertainties. Stay with the not-knowing. Remain open to the flowering of Awakening of kenshō within the experience of consciousness. Awakening can and will flower in the ripeness of time.”
― Stephen Snyder, Demystifying Awakening: A Buddhist Path of Realization, Embodiment, and Freedom

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