{"title":"Bodhipaksa","description":"Bodhipaksa is a Scottish Buddhist teacher and author based in the USA. He has been practising meditation since 1982, and has been a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order since 1993. He is the founder of Wildmind: an online meditation resource, publisher of guided meditations, and meditation center offering online instruction. He is the author of Wildmind: A Step-by-Step Guide to Meditation (2010), Vegetarianism: A Buddhist View (2009), I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha! 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