Gil Fronsdal Joseph GoldsteinGIL FRONSDAL - a Norwegian-born, American Buddhist teacher, writer and scholar based in Redwood City, California, Gil has been practicing Buddhism of the Soto Zen and Vipassana sects since 1975 and is currently teaching the practice of Buddhism in th San Francisco Bay Area. Gil was taught by the Vipassana practitioner Jack Kornfield and he was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the SF Zen Center in 1982, was a Theravada monk in Burma in 1985, and in 1995, he received Dharma transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He has a PhD in Buddhist Studies from Stanford University. Some of his books include: The Buddha before Buddhism: Wisdom from the Early Teachings (2016), A Monastery Within: Tales from the Buddhist Path (2010), The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations (2005). JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN - has been leading insight and loving-kindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, and the Forest Refuge. Since 1967, he has studied and practiced different forms of Buddhist meditation under eminent teachers from India, Burma, and Tibet. His books include: A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma, Insight Meditation, and The Experience of Insight, 7 Treasures of Awakening. Read More Read Less