The Four Reliances
Tidy up your practice with Dr. Larry Ward
This Course Includes
A one-month journey into deepening and transforming your practice with a fresh take on simple tools from ancient Buddhist Wisdom
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Short, downloadable lessons on each of the Four Reliances
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Journal/Homework prompts for each week to reflect on and engage with the material
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A downloadable reading of Tidy Up, a practice poem by Dr. Larry Ward
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Videos to help you get started
Instructor
Senior Dharma Teacher
Dr. Larry Ward
(Pronouns: He/Him)
One of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s most senior, non-monastic Dharma Teachers, Larry has a PhD in Religious Studies with a Buddhism emphasis. His dissertation focused on the intersection of mindfulness and neuroscience.
His teaching style, which he calls, “Deep Buddhism,” is interdisciplinary and focused on embodiment of the teachings, integrating Buddhism with neuroscience, trauma/resiliency work, indigenous wisdom and social imagination. His aim is to support the healing and transformation of societal karma at the deepest levels of body and mind.
Larry is a knowledgeable, charismatic and inspirational teacher, expressing his insights with personal stories and resounding clarity, expressing his dharma name, “True Great Sound."
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Tidy Up
with the Four Reliances
REVIEWS:
Very concise. I appreciated the clarity which acted as ...
Anne Clement
so very helpful . As I have a tendency to make things more complex then they actually are this really helped to declutter my inner life allowing me to deep...
Read Moreso very helpful . As I have a tendency to make things more complex then they actually are this really helped to declutter my inner life allowing me to deeply rest within myself. Loved the poem and prompted a project of my heart which I have been working on for years letting go of some writing blocks. Both space and energy are now focused on what is turning into a spiritual autobiography 'soundings from the heart".
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Beverly Naidus
Very straightforward teachings with good questions.
Very straightforward teachings with good questions.
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Mary Rose Navarro
The image of the finger pointing to the moon is a wonderful teaching, especially in the work of social justice. I try too hard to find the perfect words to c...
Read MoreThe image of the finger pointing to the moon is a wonderful teaching, especially in the work of social justice. I try too hard to find the perfect words to change the dominant narrative that is causing so much pain. I will practice the art of pointing and living in a way that points to the moon, instead of trying to make change with my words. Thank you.
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Miriam Goldberg
Practical, inspiring, how to explore the living teachings by living life in a-chord-dance with them, in harmony with them. Focuses on one's personal contri...
Read MorePractical, inspiring, how to explore the living teachings by living life in a-chord-dance with them, in harmony with them. Focuses on one's personal contributions to the whole, and trusting enough one's own experience of the principles and practices to explore what rings true, which in turn deepens one's trust in one's experience of the truth of the practices, and do so lightly, so you can continue to explore and develop without judging yourself as having been wrong.
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