Larry Rosenberg

Larry Rosenberg

Larry Rosenberg is the founder of Cambridge Insight Meditation Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the author of Breath by Breath, Living In the Light of Death, and Three Steps to Awakening. He and his teachings are the subjects of the book, The World Exists to Set Us Free: Straight-Up Dharma for Living a Life of Awareness, and the documentary, Larry Rosenberg: Long Path Home.

Recent Articles

Going on 94, and Still Waking Up

Dharma teacher Larry Rosenberg reflects on how Buddhist practice has changed not just his life, but his relationship to death. 'Even facing the end,' he writes, 'I really don't feel helpless.'"

The Supreme Meditation

Aging, illness and death are treasures for those who understand them. They’re Noble Truths, Noble Treasures. If they were people, I’d bow down to them.

Thai sculpture of Buddha Shakyamuni.

Breathing Lessons

Four teachers compare breath practices in yoga and three schools of Buddhism—Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism.

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Be a Lamp Unto Yourself

The freedom that Buddhism offers can’t be found if you don’t ask questions—about the teachings, the teachers, and yourself. Larry Rosenberg on how to cultivate a spirit of inquiry, even skepticism, to illuminate your path.