"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." --Martin Luther King, Jr. "Hatred never ends through hatred. By non-hatred alone does it end. This is an ancient truth."--the Buddha
Larry Yang teaches meditation retreats nationally and has a special interest in creating access to the Dharma for diverse multicultural communities. Larry has practiced extensively in Burma and Thailand, with a six month period of ordination as a Buddhist monk under the guidance of meditation master Ajahn Tong. Larry is one of the core teachers and leaders of the East Bay Meditation Center and is on the Spirit Rock Teachers Council. He is one of the coordinating teachers of the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader training program. Larry is also the Guiding Teacher at Insight Community of the Desert in Palm Springs, CA.
2013 events (Larry is on a leave of absence from residential retreat teaching for most of 2013 and will be returning to retreat teaching in 2014)
February 17 Teaching at Insight Community of the Desert, www.desertinsight.org
March 31 Teaching at Insight Community of the Desert, www.desertinsight.org
April 5-7 Common Ground Meditation Center, Minneapolis, MN, http://www.commongroundmeditation.org/programs/
April 12-15 Transforming Ourselves, Transforming the World: A Mindfulness Meditation Weekend for LGBTIQ communities, Garrison Institute, Garrison, New York
May 5 Teaching at Insight Community of the Desert, www.desertinsight.org
May 26 Teaching at Insight Community of the Desert, www.desertinsight.org
Jun 1 One and the Same: Mind and Heart, daylong meditation retreat at Insight Community of the Desert, www.desertinsight.org
June 30 Teaching at Insight Community of the Desert, www.desertinsight.org
Jul 15 - Aug 19 6 week class "Transformation of the Heart" Practices in Lovingkindness, Compassion, Joy, Forgiveness, Equanimity, Generosity, and Gratitude at Insight Community of the Desert, www. desertinsight.org
Jul 28 Teaching at Insight Community of the Desert, www.desertinsight.org
Oct 18-25 Insight Meditation Community, Washington, DC, www.imcw.org
Dec 13-15 Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA, www.dharma.org
East Bay Meditation Center
The East Bay Meditation Center opened on January 20, 2007 in downtown Oakland, California. The vision of EBMC is to serve the very diverse communities of Oakland and the East Bay. We have the intention to keep the Center sustained on an all-Dana (or voluntary donations) model, which means that there will be no fee charged for any events except fund-raisers, and practitioners will be offered the chance to practice Generosity at the end of the event. We invite everyone to practice here and find their spiritual home. For more information about EBMC and events, please email
EBMC Mission Statement Founded in a celebration of diversity, the East Bay Meditation Center welcomes everyone seeking to end suffering and cultivate happiness. Our mission is to foster liberation, personal and interpersonal healing, social action, and inclusive community building. We offer mindfulness practices and teachings on wisdom and compassion from Buddhist and other spiritual traditions. Rooted in our commitment to diversity, we operate with transparent democratic governance, generosity-based economics, and environmental sustainability.
Insight Community of the Desert
Insight Community of the Desert’s (ICD) mission is to cultivate peace, compassion and interconnection through mindfulness practice and wisdom teachings from Buddhist and other contemplative traditions. In April, 2012 a group of dedicated pracitioners began meeting at the Center for Spiritual Living in Palm Springs, California. Our intention was to create a meditation community in the Coachella Valley offering a variety of opportunities for the community to develop their meditation practice.
We now offer programs for beginning and experienced meditators, meditation classes, daylong retreats, and weekly sitting groups. Whether you’re an experienced practitioner or you want to try meditation for the first time, we welcome everyone to Insight Community of the Desert.
The Sunday meeting consists of a meditation period followed by a talk by one of our dharma teachers. We meet every Sunday afternoon, 4:30 to 6 pm at The Center for Spiritual Living, 2100 Racquet Club Rd, Palm Springs, CA 92262
If you feel moved to practice Dana (the practice of Generosity) in order to support Larry to teach further, please click on the above "donate" button.
The Teachings of the Buddha are regarded as priceless, so Larry offers his experience with the Dharma, freely without cost in all of the above venues. The intention is to make the teachings as accessible as possible. Whatever you offer is so greatly appreciated as his livelihood is reliant solely on individual and community support of his life work. Your contributions will allow him to continue to provide access to the Teachings to diverse, multicultural communities, as well as do multicultural awareness and change work within sanghas, dharma communities, and spiritual institutions.
Many blessings and "Anumodana" (Sharing in the Joy of Your Goodness) for your offering.
