Noah Levine is a meditation teacher, author and counsellor - with a punk rock background.

As a dissatisfied kid, Noah Levine's search for meaning led him first to punk rock, drugs, and drinking. Thankfully, his search didn't end there. Seeing the uselessness of drugs and violence, Noah looked for positive ways to channel his rebellion against what he saw as the lies of society.

Noah now holds a masters degree in counselling psychology from CIIS and has studied with many prominent teachers in both the Theravadan and Mahayanan Buddhist traditions. In addition to teaching meditation classes, workshops and retreats all over the U.S. he also leads groups in juvenile halls and prisons.

He is the author of Dharma Punx and Against The Stream.

When I first heard about Noah Levine a spark ignited in me. I was once a punk rocker myself and the idea of combining the serenity of Buddhism with the high-energy noise of punk rock made a lot of sense to me. After all - both Buddhism and punk rock at their heart are about dissatisfaction with the limits of society and ingrained conditioning. Punk Rock seeks to smash open our dogmas and our fears, as does Buddhism. Noah holds the two paths together with perfect equanimity and offers a fresh new vision of Buddhism in the modern world.

~ Velcrow Ripper

 WEB LINKS
Dharma Punx - Official Webpage of Levine's book
Meditate and Destroy - A documentary about punk rock, spirituality, and inner rebellion

BOOKS INCLUDE
Dharma Punx
Against The Stream