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Larry Yang

About Larry Yang

Larry Yang teaches meditation retreats nationally and is committed to creating access to the dharma for diverse multicultural communities. He is a Spirit Rock teacher and is a core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center (Oakland) and Insight Community of the Desert (Palm Springs). His book Awakening Together is available at Wisdom Publications.

Learn the “BASICS” of Insight Meditation

by Larry Yang| September 13, 2020

Learn the “BASICS” of Insight Meditation

Larry Yang teaches the basics of a simple practice you can do right now: insight meditation.

In the Moments of Non-Awakening

by Larry Yang| January 21, 2020

In the Moments of Non-Awakening

Larry Yang takes an honest look at what it means to be a dharma teacher who hasn’t been, and doesn’t imagine ever being, enlightened.

How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times

by Ira Sukrungruang, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Toni Bernhard, Larry Yang, Charles R. Johnson, Karen Maezen Miller, Karen Connelly and Shinso Ito| January 19, 2020

How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times

A good society is built one citizen at a time. Here are some Buddhist-inspired ways to be a good citizen in these troubled political times.

Training the Buddhist Leaders of Tomorrow

by Gina Sharpe and Larry Yang| August 21, 2018

Training the Buddhist Leaders of Tomorrow

Gina Sharpe and Larry Yang share how the most diverse Buddhist teacher-training program in American history, now underway at Spirit Rock, came to be.

Ask the Teachers: How do I know whether to avoid or accept something that causes me distress?

by Setsuan Gaelyn Godwin, Larry Yang and Dungse Jampal Norbu| January 23, 2018

Ask the Teachers: How do I know whether to avoid or accept something that causes me distress?

In Buddhadharma’s Ask the Teachers section, Sestuan Gaelyn Godwin, Larry Yang, and Dungse Jampal Norbu discuss relating to obstacles and difficult emotions.

Eighth Spirit Rock Teacher Training program, especially diverse, begins

by Larry Yang, Gina Sharpe and Kate Wheeler| July 25, 2017

Eighth Spirit Rock Teacher Training program, especially diverse, begins

Gina Sharpe, Lila Kate Wheeler, and Larry Yang, core teachers of the Teacher Training program at Woodacre, California’s Spirit Rock Mediation Center, share about this year’s participants.

Commentary: This Nation Needs Our Awakening Together

by Larry Yang| November 10, 2016

Commentary: This Nation Needs Our Awakening Together

East Bay Meditation Center’s core teacher Larry Yang provides commentary on what the nation really needs following the US election.

Democracy is Good For Sanghas

by Larry Yang| August 8, 2016

Democracy is Good For Sanghas
Larry Yang, Democracy, Sangha, Community, Buddhism, Lion's Roar, Buddhadharma, East Bay Meditation CenterLarry Yang. Photo by Stephen Pickard.

In many Buddhist communities, teachers have dominant governing roles, but democracy is vital in order for Buddhism to flourish in the West.

No Small Effort

by Gina Sharpe and Larry Yang| November 9, 2012

No Small Effort

“Coming back to the issue of diversity is no different from bringing one’s awareness back to the breath or any object of aware­ness.”

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