Stephen Long

Dr. Stephen Long is the co-author with Bhante Walpola Piyananda of Thus We Heard: Recollections of the Life of the Buddha. Guided by thorough research in the ancient texts, it is acclaimed by many as the most skillful, accessible, and comprehensive book on the life of the Buddha ever written; it has been translated into Mandarin and Sinhala. He is also the co-author with Dr. Barbara Wright of Dharma and the Metta Map, which presents a new system for understanding, practicing, and teaching the Buddha Dharma; also translated into Mandarin. His first book is Karmic Ties: A Novel of Modern Asia, an epic “morality tale” that illustrates the operative nature of the law of karma. Dr. Long is the editor of several other books, and is also a business consultant, teacher, life coach, and ordained Buddhist minister based in Los Angeles, California.