Larry Rosenberg (b.1932) is an American Buddhist teacher, author, and meditation instructor known for his contributions to Vipassana meditation and mindfulness practice. He founded the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center in 1985, where he continues to teach.
Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants, Rosenberg grew up in Coney Island, New York. He earned a B.S. from Brooklyn College and later obtained a PhD in social psychology from the University of Chicago, where he also taught. He became an assistant professor in Harvard Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry but, disillusioned with academia, turned to Buddhism. He studied under Jiddu Krishnamurti and Vimala Thakar before receiving Zen training with Korean Master Seung Sahn and Japanese Master Katagiri Roshi.
Rosenberg’s notable publications include Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation (2004,) exploring anapanasati (mindful breath meditation;) Living in the Light of Death: On the Art of Being Truly Alive (2001,) examining impermanence and mindfulness; and Three Steps to Awakening: A Practice for Bringing Mindfulness to Life (2013,) offering practical meditation guidance.
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You eliminate an enormous amount of suffering by concentrating on the suffering that is actually present instead of creating more with your thinking.
—Larry Rosenberg
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