The Pursuit of Liberation

On August 19, 2025, Dr. Larry Ward, beloved teacher, and co-founder of The Lotus Institute, made his peaceful transition 🪷 To honour his memory, we republish the last Dharma talk he recorded. We are deeply grateful to the team at The Lotus Institute for allowing us to republish it on the Plum Village App.

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🎙 Senior Dharma teacher ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh, Larry Ward PhD is one of the leading proponents of Engaged Buddhism in the United States. Deeply inspired by Thay and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he committed his life to non-violent social change, healing, and transformation at all levels: from individuals and communities, to the global scale.

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✩ Republished with kind permission of the Lotus Institute 🙏🏾

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