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.
About Larry Yang
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
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?
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
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
East Bay Meditation Center’s core teacher Larry Yang provides commentary on what the nation really needs following the US election.
Learn the “BASICS” of Insight Meditation
Felt figure from www.etsy.com/shop/yellowsvit.Larry Yang teaches the basics of a simple practice you can do right now: insight meditation.
Democracy is Good For Sanghas
Larry 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
“Coming back to the issue of diversity is no different from bringing one’s awareness back to the breath or any object of awareness.”