Andrew Furst is author of the new book Western Lights, Meditation Teacher, Buddhist blogger, yogi, backup guitarist for his teenage boys, lucky husband and technologist. He has studied Buddhism for over 10 years. He is a meditation teacher in the Pure Land tradition and has led the Buddhist Meditation Group @ UUCR since 2009. He hopes to bring a little bit of peace to anyone who needs it. AUTHOR I’ve beeen blogging for about 5 years on a number of personal sites as well as on Elephant Journal and Medium. I released my first book Western Lights: A Collection of Short Essays on Buddhism in June 2014. As part of my One Minute Meditations series, I also write haiku and senryu. BUDDHIST MEDITATION TEACHER I’ve been practicing Buddhism seriously for about ten years and teaching since 2009. I studied under Venerable Richard Sittinger, receiving teachings from the Pure Land, Chan (Zen), and Vajryana traditions. I’ve also had the good fortune to receive teachings from Choden Rinpoche, and Dagri Rinpoche. I am also indebted to many others who have served as inspiration including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Lama Surya Das, Sharon Salzburg, and Noah Levine. I have led the Buddhist Meditation Group @ UUCR since 2009 TECHNOLOGIST Another passion I have is technology. It’s a double edged sword. I’m always looking for new ways to use it to introduce mindfulness to people like me who spend a significant part of their day on a computer. My One Minute Meditations series is designed to give keyboard jockeys outlets to stop, breath, and return to the natural thythms of nature. I also spend a lot of my day working in technology, read more about my work life on Linkedin