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'''Steven Goodman''' is a teacher at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He received his PhD.(1984) in Far Eastern Studies from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, specializing in Tibetan Buddhism under the guidance of Herbert Guenther. He has lectured on Buddhist and comparative philosophy for over 25 years in the United States, Asia, and Europe, including the University of California (Berkeley and Santa Barbara), Rice University, Harvard University, the Graduate Theological Union, Nyingma Institute, Naropa University, and [[Rigpa Shedra]] in [[Lerab Ling]]. In 1994 he was awarded a Rockefeller Fellowship for the study of Tibetan mystical poetry (''nyams mgur'') at the Rice University Center for Cultural Studies.
[[File:SG LLS 2002.jpg|thumb|Professor Steven Goodman with members of the [[Rigpa Shedra]], [[Lerab Ling]], 2002]]
'''Professor Steven D. Goodman''' (1946-2020) was Program Director and Core Faculty for Asian Philosophies and Cultures Program in the Philosophy and Religion Department" at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He received his Ph.D. (1984) in Far Eastern Studies from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, specializing in [[Tibetan Buddhism]] under the guidance of [[Herbert V. Guenther]]. He lectured on Buddhist and comparative philosophy for over 25 years in the United States, Asia, and Europe. In 1994 he was awarded a Rockefeller Fellowship for the study of Tibetan mystical poetry ([[Wyl.]] ''nyams mgur'') at the Rice University Center for Cultural Studies.


He taught at the Rigpa Shedra in [[Lerab Ling]] in 2002.
Steven Goodman frequently served as a translator for Tibetan Buddhist teachers including [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]], Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Bhaka Tulku Rinpoche, [[Thinley Norbu Rinpoche]] and [[Lama Tharchin Rinpoche]].
 
He served as a Board Advisor to the Khyentse Foundation, and was on the Working Committee for [http://84000.co 84000] (formerly the Buddhist Literary Heritage Project).
 
==Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==
*Rigpa Berkeley, 28 February-2 March 1997, ''The Longchen Nyingtik Revelations—Historical, Textual and Experiential Dimensions''
*Rigpa Berkeley, 24 January 1998, ''The Life and Writings of [[Jigme Lingpa]]''
*Rigpa San Francisco, 19 April 1998, Jigme Lingpa's ''[[Treasury of Precious Qualities]]''
*Rigpa Berkeley, 9 May 1998, ''Preparatory Practices in the [[Longchen Nyingtik]]''
*[[Lerab Ling]], France, [[Rigpa Shedra]], 25 May-5 June 2002, [[Abhidharma]] philosophy, ''Frogs in the Custard''
*[[Rigpa centre, Levallois]], France, 8-9 June 2002, ''The Hidden Treasures of Tibet—The [[Terma]] Tradition of Tibet''
*Amsterdam, Holland, 15-16 June 2002, ''The Terma Tradition of Tibet—The [[Longchen Nyingtik|Heart Essence of the Great Expanse]]''


==Publications==
==Publications==
He co-edited (with Ronald M. Davidson)''Tibetan Buddhism: Reason and Revelation'' (SUNY, 1992), and is author of the forthcoming ''Frogs in the Custard: Explorations in the View and Practice of Buddhist Psychology (Abhidharma)'', Snow Lion, based on his teachings at the Rigpa Shedra.
*''Tibetan Buddhism: Reason and Revelation'', co-editor with Ronald M. Davidson (SUNY, 1992)
*“Transforming the Causes of Suffering” in ''Mindfulness in Meaningful Work'' (Parallax Press, 1994)
*''Buddhist Psychology of Awakening—An In-Depth Guide to Abhidharma'' (Shambhala Publications, 2020), based on his teachings at the Rigpa Shedra in 2002.
 
==External Links==
*[https://prajnaonline.org/compilation/discovering-spiritual-security-part-1 Teaching at Prajna online: Discovering Spiritual Security]
*[https://youtu.be/jxA3dV6aOR0 Reason and Revelation in Buddhism, by Prof. Donald S. Lopez, Jr.]


[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]
[[Category:Contemporary Teachers]]
[[Category:Western Teachers]]

Latest revision as of 15:31, 15 October 2021

Professor Steven Goodman with members of the Rigpa Shedra, Lerab Ling, 2002

Professor Steven D. Goodman (1946-2020) was Program Director and Core Faculty for Asian Philosophies and Cultures Program in the Philosophy and Religion Department" at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He received his Ph.D. (1984) in Far Eastern Studies from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, specializing in Tibetan Buddhism under the guidance of Herbert V. Guenther. He lectured on Buddhist and comparative philosophy for over 25 years in the United States, Asia, and Europe. In 1994 he was awarded a Rockefeller Fellowship for the study of Tibetan mystical poetry (Wyl. nyams mgur) at the Rice University Center for Cultural Studies.

Steven Goodman frequently served as a translator for Tibetan Buddhist teachers including Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Bhaka Tulku Rinpoche, Thinley Norbu Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche.

He served as a Board Advisor to the Khyentse Foundation, and was on the Working Committee for 84000 (formerly the Buddhist Literary Heritage Project).

Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha

Publications

  • Tibetan Buddhism: Reason and Revelation, co-editor with Ronald M. Davidson (SUNY, 1992)
  • “Transforming the Causes of Suffering” in Mindfulness in Meaningful Work (Parallax Press, 1994)
  • Buddhist Psychology of Awakening—An In-Depth Guide to Abhidharma (Shambhala Publications, 2020), based on his teachings at the Rigpa Shedra in 2002.

External Links