Narayan Helen Liebenson finds it a joy and a privilege to share the Buddhaโs teachings with all who are interested. She serves as an IMS guiding teacher, and has been a guiding teacher of theย Cambridge Insight Meditation Centerย since its inception in 1985.
Her training over the past forty years includes study in the United States and in Asia with meditation masters in the Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan traditions.ย ย She was a student of the late Chan master Sheng Yen for over ten years. Asked by Master Sheng Yen to teach,ย Narayanย decided to integrate her understanding of Zen into her already existing Vipassana lineage.
Narayanย is the author and illustrator of a small book titledย Life as Meditation,ย and for many years wrote a meditatorโs advice column in Buddhadharma magazine. Her latest book,ย The Magnanimous Heart,ย was published by Wisdom Publications in January, 2019.
