Bart Gruzalski

Bart Gruzalski, Ph.D.,taught courses in Western philosophy and Eastern religions at Northeastern University, Boston. He voluntarily left his tenured position to help found a centre for sustainable living that would focus on the ecological, social and psychological needs of people to live more sustainably, in community, and with a shared inner practice. Bart has written a book on Buddhism, a book on the philosophy of Gandhi, and is completing the biography of Luang Por Sumedho. He has over 35 years of meditation practice, has focused for the past 25 years on mindfulness mediation, has taught meditation in a number of venues, teaches mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR), and was co-manager and resident teacher at Sunyata Retreat Centre from 2008 until 2011.. Bart is available for talks on Buddhism, Buddhist ethics, Mindfulness, Advaita Vedanta, as well as numerous topics in these and other areas in philosophy and public policy.