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Stephen Levine

Born

in Albany, New York, The United States

July 17, 1937

Died

January 17, 2016

Genre

Religion, Spirituality

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Stephen Levine was an American poet, author, and spiritual teacher best known for his groundbreaking work on death, dying, and grief. A central figure in the conscious dying movement, he helped bring Theravāda Buddhist teachings to Western audiences, alongside contemporaries like Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg. His work, however, was uniquely shaped by devotional practices drawn from Bhakti Yoga and his spiritual connection to Neem Karoli Baba, blending Buddhist insight with heart-centered mysticism.
With his wife Ondrea, Stephen spent over three decades offering workshops, counseling, and writings that supported the terminally ill, trauma survivors, and caregivers. Their book Who Dies? remains a foundational text in end-of-life care. ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 6,120 ratings · 529 reviews · 108 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last 3.88 avg rating — 1,700 ratings — published 1997 — 23 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
	A Gradual Awakening 4.35 avg rating — 840 ratings — published 1978 — 14 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
	Who Dies? : An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying 4.35 avg rating — 726 ratings — published 1982 — 17 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
	Unattended Sorrow: Recovering from Loss and Reviving the Heart 4.12 avg rating — 315 ratings — published 2005 — 6 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
	Healing into Life and Death 4.41 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1987 — 15 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
	Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening by Stephen Levine, Ondrea Levine 4.11 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 1994 — 20 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
	Becoming Kuan Yin: The Evolution of Compassion by Stephen Levine, Ondrea Levine (Foreword) 3.96 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Meetings at the Edge: Dialogues with the Grieving and the Dying, the Healing and the Healed 4.32 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1984 — 12 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
	Guided Meditations, Explorations and Healings 4.20 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1991 — 5 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
	Animal Sutras 3.54 avg rating — 37 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

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“[D]etachment means letting go and nonattachment means simply letting be. (95)”
― Stephen Levine, A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last

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“Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fruitful. (79)”
― Stephen Levine, A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last

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“Simply touching a difficult memory with some slight willingness to heal begins to soften the holding and tension around it. (74)”
― Stephen Levine, A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last

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