Stephen Levine is an American poet, author, and teacher best known for his work on death and dying. He is one of a generation of pioneering teachers who, along with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Ram Dass, and Sharon Salzberg, who have made the teachings of Theravada Buddhism more widely available to students in the West. He is the author of "Who Dies?, Healing into Life and Death", and "Turning Toward the Mystery". Visit him at "www.levinetalks.com".