Noah Levine is the founder of the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. He and his students practice a unique incarnation of Buddhism infused with punk rock's anti-establishment ethos. Except for his bald head, there isn't much monkish about Noah Levine. His body is covered with tattoos, his speech is spiked with profanities, and his style (T-shirts devoted to his favorite bands, lots of black) is a throwback to his days as a hard-core punk rocker.