Podcasts about radical dharma

Trapped by thoughts and beliefs? Anger, grief keeping you stuck? Inspiring teachers Byron Katie and Lama Rod Owens overcame suffering through radical self-inquiry. Learn Katie's "The Work" method and Owens' "Radical Dharma" approach blending Buddhism and his Black, queer identity. Find clarity and freedom in every moment.Episode TranscriptYou can find Byron Katie at: Website | Instagram | Listen to Our Full-Length Convo with Byron KatieYou can find Lama Rod Owens at: Website | Instagram | Listen to Our Full-Length Convo with Lama RodCheck out our offerings & partners: Join My New Writing Project: Awake at the WheelVisit Our Sponsor Page For Great Resources & Discount Codes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“There's no such thing as personal change outside of a social context. You actually can't separate a person from our social context. And that is just like, well, duh, how did they ever think we could do that?”Check out the episode page for the transcript and the full list of the resources mentioned in this episode: https://widerroots.com/8 In this conversation with Staci Haines, we dive into the intersection of personal transformation and structural social change. I appreciate Staci's commitment to holding these two aspects as inseparable - that true healing and justice require both inner work and outer change. We explore some challenging questions: How can we navigate conversations around Palestine and Gaza with our clients in a way that is grounded in compassion and truth? How do we ensure that transformational modalities don't inadvertently reinforce passivity in the face of injustice, but rather empower us to create change? What are the key distinctions between coaching and therapy, and how can we discern our realm of competency as practitioners?Staci Haines is a pioneer in the field of politicized somatics and trauma healing. For over three decades, Staci has been dedicated to bridging personal and social transformation, guided by the belief that we cannot have one without the other. As the co-founder of generative somatics and a senior teacher at the Strozzi Institute, she brings a depth of wisdom and experience to her work supporting individuals and movements in healing trauma and embodying transformative change. ⭐ Key moments02:43 - Opening05:03 - Staci's roots: personal + systemic transformation12:32 - The power of somatics in social change work17:58 - How we're showing up for Palestine27:54 - How do we move beyond individualism in healing and coaching36:09 - Coaching to challenge the status quo, not to cope with It39:43 - Imagining new credentialing orgs for politicized coaching/healing59:25 - Staci's sources of joy1:04:22 - Closing

Alicia Zhao and Joannie Lee are joined by artist, Dharma practitioner and co-founder of the Inner Fields collective - Elaine Su-Hui. Together they share a reflective chat on their relationships with Buddhism, what it is to come to a politicised reclamation of spirituality, decolonise Western appropriations of faith, and turn towards a practice that doesn't bypass injustice - but faces it with courage and loving action.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Description     Trained in religion at Harvard, Kate Hartmann started her teaching job in Wyoming during the pandemic and has heartily embraced the challenges and possibilities of online and virtual modes of teaching. She also speaks eloquently about what her students in Wyoming need and want from her in person teaching about Buddhism. Founder of the new Buddhist Studies Online course platform, Kate shares academically and historically grounded studies of Buddhism with the wider public. She emphasizes the importance of applying Buddhist texts to contemporary issues such as structural racism and climate justice. In this episode you will hear Kate share numerous tips and strategies to engage students and use new technologies for teaching.  Quotes “A world in which religion is treated with a kind of sense of history and diversity and respect is a world that I want us to live in.” Kate Hartmann  “I created my classes to be taught hybrid… I could really start from scratch and say, ‘What is the thing that I want to get across and how can I make this work for my students?'” Kate Hartmann   “It's hard to talk to the public. One, it's hard to get their attention, two it's hard to do it kind of responsibly, and three, it's hard because you don't get a lot of institutional recognition for this. None of this stuff counts for tenure or job applications for many of us in the field.” Kate Hartmann  “What we wanted to do is take the resources of the academy, the kind of rigor, the scholarship, the training, and bring it to this general audience that's interested and that otherwise might be consuming garbage nonsense on Instagram and YouTube. There's a lot of stuff out there and we as academics should be proactively reaching out to that community.” Kate Hartmann Links and References Episode webpage http://teachingbuddhism.net/episode-21-kate-hartmann-online-teaching-beyond-the-pandemic/ Dr. Hartmann's website https://www.drkatehartmann.com/ Perusall https://www.perusall.com/ Buddhist Studies Online https://www.buddhiststudiesonline.com/ Seth Powell's Yogic Studies https://www.yogicstudies.com/ ReligionForBreakfast YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ReligionForBreakfast/featured Bodhicharyavatara https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Bodhicharyavatara Bloom's Taxonomy https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/ Dreamer, R. Charles Johnson https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dreamer/Charles-Johnson/9780684854434 The Advice to Layman Tundila https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781400880072-024/pdf Himalayan Hermitess, Kurtis Shaeffer https://global.oup.com/academic/product/himalayan-hermitess-9780195152999?cc=ca&lang=en& Love and Rage, Lama Rod Owens https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608716/love-and-rage-by-lama-rod-owens/ Radical Dharma, Angel Kyodo Williams https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547708/radical-dharma-by-rev-angel-kyodo-williams-lama-rod-owens-and-jasmine-syedullah/  

In this deep episode with Lama Rod Owens, we discuss the what it means to face the reality of life and do the hard work of coming to know and love ourselves. We discuss the difference between practicing for comfort verses freedom, the wise message in anger, and how becoming more expansive actually leads to better boundaries. Plus, the roles of the teacher, the student and the teachings along this path. Lama Rod Owens is an author, activist, and authorized Lama (Buddhist Teacher) in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Lama Rod is the co-founder of Bhumisparsha, a Buddhist tantric practice and study community. He holds a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School where he focused on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice. He is the author of Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger, and a co-author of Radical Dharma, Talking Race, Love, and Liberation, which explores race in the context of American Buddhist communities. Lama Rod has been a teacher with the Daishin Zen Buddhist Temple, the Urban Yoga Foundation, Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme), a visiting teacher with Natural Dharma Fellowship and the Brooklyn Zen Center. He has been a faculty member for the Harvard Graduate School of Education's professional education program in mindfulness for educators and has served as a guest faculty member for the school's course Mindfulness for Educators. Lama Rod has been published and featured in several publications including Buddhadharma, Lion's Roar, Tricycle, The Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Spirit Magazine. He has offered talks, retreats, and workshops for many organizations and universities including New York University, Yale University, Harvard University, Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School, Tufts University, University of Vermont, and Boston College. Website | Instagram ----------------------------------------- Your support is deeply appreciated! Find me, Lara, on my Website / Instagram You can support this podcast with any level of donation here. Opening and Closing music: Other People's Photographs courtesy of Daniel Zaitchik. Follow Daniel on Spotify.

Lama Rod Owens is an author, activist, and authorized Lama (Buddhist Teacher) in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Lama Rod is the co-founder of Bhumisparsha, a Buddhist tantric practice and study community. Lama Rod is visiting teacher with Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme), a visiting teacher with Natural Dharma Fellowship and the Brooklyn Zen Center. Lama Rod has been a faculty member for the Harvard Graduate School of Education's professional education program in mindfulness for educators and has served as a guest faculty member for the school's course Mindfulness for Educators.He holds a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School where he focused on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice. He is a co-author of Radical Dharma, Talking Race, Love, and Liberation, which explores race in the context of American Buddhist communities. Lama Rod is a founding teacher for the Awaken meditation app that offers meditations and contemplations focused on social change. He has been published and featured in several publications including Buddhadharma, Lion's Roar, Tricycle, The Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Spirit Magazine. He has offered talks, retreats, and workshops in over 7 countries for many organizations including Gaia House Retreat Center, Goldsmiths University, London Insight, and Tibet House Barcelona. He has offered talks at several major universities including Yale University, Harvard University, Brown University, Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School, New York University, Tufts University, University of Vermont, and Boston College. He has presented at several important conferences including the American Academy of Religion, Summitt, the Harvard Divinity School Black Religions Conference, the Harvard Divinity School Buddhism and Race Conference, and Netroots. Lama Rod facilitates undoing patriarchy workshops for male-identified practitioners in Brooklyn and Boston. Lama Rod's book, Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger, was released in 2020, and he is currently working on his next book.In this powerful episode we discussed:BoundariesSelf-CareMartyrdomBecoming an ElderChangeGod is ChangeLoveAnger as RevolutionaryRageMovement BuildingHow we Cannot Drag People Toward Freedom Agency and FreedomHow we are Always Held AncestorsThe AfterlifeConnect with Lama Rod Owens on his website or on Instagram @lamarodofficialPodcast music by Charles Kurtz+ Read transcript

This Sunday Dharma talk was a special offering by Green Gulch Abbess Fu Schroeder and Rev. angel Kyodo williams, in conversation about the suffering caused by racism, and how our Buddhist communities can begin the work of healing from inside out. 07/25/2021, Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Furyu Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

In the last episode of Season 1, SooJin and Hannah tap into the power of Sankofa as they reflect back on the season. They discuss the ways in which their lives have been transformed by the podcast, sharing what they've learned from our past guests in order to understand their present moment and future possibilities. Hannah shares the process she's been engaged in with her white family to tackle difficult conversations around race. SooJin teaches us how, by letting go of her fear of losing what she has, she's gained more than she ever imagined. This conversation will inspire you to tap into your limitless potential by embracing uncertainty over certainty, uncertainty over a false sense of security and stability. Join us in jumpstarting your process of becoming best friends with uncertainty so that you can be FEARLESS in your parenting, work, and relationships.Please note: We sometimes use the acronym BIPOC, which means Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color. There is some profanity sprinkled (lightly!) throughout the episode.Resources:Headspace App (meditation)Radical Dharma by Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Lama Rod Owens with Jasmine SyedullahConversations with James Baldwin Edited by Fred L. Standley and Louis H. PrattA Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler by Lynell GeorgeMutual Aid by Dean SpadeWhite Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby HamadEmergent Strategy by adrienne maree brownFinding Our Way with Prentice HillPossibilities Podcast with Umang Antariksh SagarCall Your Girlfriend - listen to June 2021 episodes created for Pride MonthWhat, What? a comic book guide Lots of articles for teens: https://www.scarleteen.com/YAF books: It's not like it's a secret, The Inexplicable Logic of my Life, Queer There and Everywhere: 22 People who Changed the World, Sex ed book: http://www.heathercorinna.com/project/s-e-x-second-edition-the-all-you-need-to-know-sexuality-guide-to-get-you-through-your-teens-and-twenties/ https://www.them.us/culture online ma

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My guest this week is Carolyn Collado – the healer and educator behind Recovery for the Revolution. Carolyn is on a mission to make recovery accessible to all—meaning, they are devoted to spreading the message that all people, including and especially people of color, disabled people, and trans, non-binary, and queer people, are worthy of the care, autonomy, love, good health, pleasure, and joy that are essential for addressing issues of substance abuse.For Carolyn, recovery – meaning, a remembering and honoring of who we are underneath all of our traumas and numbing behaviors – is an essential part in enacting revolution. A message that could not feel more timely right now. No matter our identity, we’re all being asked to get hyper present and real about how we got to this place – and in this episode we discuss why this requires both sober thinking and deep, active listening. Thank you for showing up for this. In the episode we discuss:-Their definition of both “recovery” and “revolution” - and why we can’t have one without the other.-Incorporating the stories of our ancestors into our recovery today.-Forgotten generational tools for healing and connection.-What it means to “move at the pace of safety” in our personal and collective healing.-Drinking keeping us compliant in systems of oppression.-Using alcohol to let go of perfectionism - and then seeking to control their drinking.-Binge drinking as a way to suppress their queerness - and seek sexual validation from white men.-Their experiences in AA as a non-binary person of color.-Embarking on a path of deeper spiritual work as part of a more holistic recovery.-The opportunity for us in recovering all of our senses – including our sense of injustice.-Carolyn and I also discuss the books Love & Rage and Radical Dharma.Sign up for Carolyn's newsletter, check out the Intro to Decolonized Recovery webinar, and look for other updates for Recovery for the Revolution HERE. Follow on IG @recoveryfortherevolution. Support Carolyn's work at Patreon, and using Venmo @recovery-for-the-revolution, PayPal, and Cashapp at $recoverycoin.Big thanks to Sapiens for partnering on this episode. Purchase their delicious 0.0% alcohol wine at Sapiensbeverage.com and get 10% off your order with the code SOBERCURIOUS.

In this in-depth interview, Reverend angel Kyodo williams reflects on our widespread crisis of story, the failure of institutional religions to offer a new way forward, and her philosophy of Radical Dharma—a path to individual and collective liberation. This interview was originally published in 2019 as part of our Faith Issue.

The thirty-third episode of the Quarantine Sessions Podcast is with special guest Noah Levine. Noah Levine is a buddhist teacher, and founder of Against the Stream Meditation Center. He has published numerous books about Buddhism, Meditation, and Recovery from addiction. His book Dharma Punx came into my world when I was a teenager and was very influential to me. More about Noah can be found at: https://www.againstthestream.com/ More of Jake's work can be found at http://www.jakekobrinportal.com/You can donate to this podcast at http://paypal.me/jkobrinart

This episode on practicing politics features Nelini Stamp from Working Families Party, Rev angel Kyodo williams author of Radical Dharma, Anasa Troutman of the Big We and Carinne Luck, a well known organizer and activist.What I learned from this conversation is that building a politics of care is multidimensional. It’s telling a new story of who we are and who we are becoming, it’s building community depth and power wherever you are, it’s going up against old systems of oppression even while we dream up new systems of liberation. And it’s doing the internal work of decolonizing and deconstructing our own beliefs so that we can live into our greatest potential together.This is the practice of politics that is internal and external, that is individual and collective, that is cultural and systemic, that is tactical and transformative, that is resistant and imaginative. And as Nelini reminds us, we can be all those things. And we need to.

Do you remember that band, The Shins? They had a popular song that appeared on the soundtrack for that Zach Braff movie Garden State. Anyway, they also had a song called “Caring is Creepy.” I always thought that was kinda funny. In this episode, however, we’re going to establish that not only is caring not creepy, it’s also not — as many people fear— a sign of weakness. Caring, or having compassion, for other people— or for yourself— is a baller move. It takes courage, and it gives you courage. Particularly during this dumpster fire of a presidential election. This is part two of our special “election sanity” series. The series is built around a classic Buddhist list, called the Four Brahma Viharas. These are four allegedly heavenly states of mind. Don’t worry about the seeming grandiosity; it’s all, as I said last week, very down to earth. You can think of these four mind states as mental skills that are powerful correctives against the vitriol that characterizes the modern political scene. Last week, we talked about the first Brahma Vihara, called metta, or loving kindness— or, as I prefer, friendliness. This week, it’s compassion. My guest is the Rev. angel Kyodo williams. She’s the second black woman to be recognized as a teacher in the Japanese Zen lineage and author of such books as Radical Dharma and Being Black.  Where to find Rev. angel Kyodo williams online:  Website: https://angelkyodowilliams.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zenchangeangel  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zenchangeangel  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenchangeangel/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZenChangeAngel  To help you get the most out of this series, we're launching an email guide. It will recap all of the podcast episodes each week. It’ll include helpful tidbits such as key terms and concepts; highlights from the immense wisdom our guests bring us around concepts like compassion, equanimity, kindness... and we’ll link to relevant meditations and talks in the TPH app. Just like the podcast, this guide is free. You can sign up for it at tenpercent.com/guide. May you find it fruitful.  Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/rev-angel-290

Do you remember that band, The Shins? They had a popular song that appeared on the soundtrack for that Zach Braff movie Garden State. Anyway, they also had a song called “Caring is Creepy.” I always thought that was kinda funny. In this episode, however, we're going to establish that not only is caring not creepy, it's also not — as many people fear— a sign of weakness. Caring, or having compassion, for other people— or for yourself— is a baller move. It takes courage, and it gives you courage. Particularly during this dumpster fire of a presidential election. This is part two of our special “election sanity” series. The series is built around a classic Buddhist list, called the Four Brahma Viharas. These are four allegedly heavenly states of mind. Don't worry about the seeming grandiosity; it's all, as I said last week, very down to earth. You can think of these four mind states as mental skills that are powerful correctives against the vitriol that characterizes the modern political scene. Last week, we talked about the first Brahma Vihara, called metta, or loving kindness— or, as I prefer, friendliness. This week, it's compassion. My guest is the Rev. angel Kyodo williams. She's the second black woman to be recognized as a teacher in the Japanese Zen lineage and author of such books as Radical Dharma and Being Black.  Where to find Rev. angel Kyodo williams online:  Website: https://angelkyodowilliams.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zenchangeangel  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zenchangeangel  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenchangeangel/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZenChangeAngel  To help you get the most out of this series, we're launching an email guide. It will recap all of the podcast episodes each week. It'll include helpful tidbits such as key terms and concepts; highlights from the immense wisdom our guests bring us around concepts like compassion, equanimity, kindness... and we'll link to relevant meditations and talks in the TPH app. Just like the podcast, this guide is free. You can sign up for it at tenpercent.com/guide. May you find it fruitful.  Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/rev-angel-290

Justin helps us break through the noise of what’s happening in the social justice world today so that we can find our AUTHENTIC VOICE in the movement for equality using what Justin calls Visionary Activism. This is our time to come together. This is our time to rise. Listen closely to this special session that will help you change your life and lead change in the world, including a preview of the new Liberation Experience.To learn more about The Liberation Experience: https://www.wecandreambigger.org/liberation-experienceTo join The Kingdom Live every Sunday, go to: http://www.justinmichaelwilliams.com/thekingdom

Discussing the Radical Dharma chapter, It's Not About Love After All, and the roles of collective and individual liberation in our movement for social justice.

Lama Rod Owens gilt als einer der Vorreiter einer neuen Generation von buddhistischen Lehrern. Er spricht klar und direkt über Sexuelle Orientierung, Gender, Hautfarbe, Schmerz und Identität. Als Schwarzer, Queerer Amerikanischer Mann mit traditionell Tibetisch-Buddhistischem Training eröffnet er eine neue Tradition von Offenheit und Konversation über Themen, die unbequem sein können. Lama Rod ist ein warmherziger, sanft sprechender Mensch voller Humor und scharfer Intelligenz. Großzügig mit seinem Wissen und seiner eigenen Lebensgeschichte spricht er mit Curse über sein Training, seine Arbeit als Aktivist und über die Vereinbarkeit von Liebe, Hass, Wut und Sanftmut. Ein tiefes, herzliches und inspirierendes Gespräch. Viel Freude mit dieser neuen Folge! Homepage von Lama Rod: https://www.lamarod.com/ Lama Rod’s Bücher „Love & Rage“ und „Radical Dharma“ sind überall auf englisch erhältlich

A collective of Asian American artists and activists from APANO's Arts and Media Project discuss the Preface and Introduction to Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation by Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, Jasmine Syedullah. Recorded the day after the start of the Justice for George Floyd protests across the country, the group examines their own relationships to systemic racism, processes the developing unrest and ongoing oppression of the Black Community, and tries to apply the teachings of Radical Dharma to become better supporters and allies.

Apologies for the confusion! the first version of this audio did not upload fully, here is the entire 1hr 15 min episode!On this weeks episode of Off The Strength, Tony and Kyle help elevate the voice of wellness culture, providing some truth, fun and inspiration on our rapidly unfolding landscape, sharing their strategies on embracing the need to be adaptable, sending shout out's to the movement artist and creators they've connected with, how to openly discuss the impacts of the burdens faced and still find levity and purpose in the day, gym equipment you need for under 30$, Radical Dharma and The Healing Component. what they do to continue to create when times are hard, and lessons from the Dave Chappelle mark twain award ceremony.For more with OFF THE STRENGTH, be sure to leave us a review, like, listen and subscribe!Show - @offthestrength_Tony - @atrainercalledtonyCorey -@yourtrainercoreyKyle - @krjones_jTroy - @troy_brooksPeace and much love to y'all until next time, we'll see you soon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Surprise! In honor of Martin Luther King Jr’s holiday, and to herald the arrival of black history month, we bring you this very special episode, and interview with two black luminaries of the Buddhist world, Lama Rod Owens (@LamaRod1) and reverend angel Kyodo williams (@ZenChangeAngel). We talk with them about their collaborative work, Radical Dharma, and how going inward helps us transform the world. music by Yaul and Mother Cyborg - www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow www.endoftheworldshow.org/ www.instagram.com/endoftheworldpc/ @endoftheworldPC @adriennemaree @meansagittarius --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/how-to-survive-the-end-of-the-world/message

Zen priest and black queer feminist Rev. angel Kyodo williams on compassion, liberation and Radical Dharma. 

Dr. Jasmine Syedullah spoke about Harriet Jacobs, Buddhism, Abolishing Whiteness, and Queerness. Link to the book Radical Dharma, co-authored by Syedullah Music by AwareNess, follow him on Instagram, Spotify or Soundcloud.  For more content, follow me on Instagram Please support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/timetalks Channel Zero Network: https://channelzeronetwork.com/

In this episode, I have the honor of introducing you to one of my teachers — a woman whose brilliance, insight, and wisdom has been a welcome partnership on my own journey of liberation. Come with me to meet the Reverend angel Kyodo williams – only the second black woman to be ordained as a Zen priest in the Japanese Buddhist lineage. Rev. angel is a social visionary who applies wisdom teachings and embodied practice to intractable social issues at the intersection of race, climate, and economic justice. Radical, redemptive, accepting love is at the core of all personal and social transformation. However, as we discuss, this is a challenging concept and one that requires us to redefine our notion of what love is. And this examination further calls on us to look more closely at how and whether we are practiced at offering this expansive love to ourselves first. Rev. angel offers us a tool for expanding the reach of our self-exploration by plugging us into our integrity and inherent dignity through a somatic connection that is formed in a practice that she calls, “centering presence.” Come walk with us on this path in our conversation here. She is the co-author of one of my favorite books, “Radical Dharma: Talking race, love, and liberation.” In this Soul Force Politics podcast, Rev. angel Kyodo williams gives us meaningful insight to navigate today’s political challenges by teaching us the difference between anger that is fueling versus anger that is consuming. And no conversation with Rev. angel is complete without touching on the challenges of disarming, disrupting, and dismantling white supremacy culture. With her characteristic fierce truth-telling-but-held-with-love approach, we learn how to locate ourselves within this system, and land with tools she gives us to create the transformational shift to a future filled with radical love for self and others. Watch this video for instructional guidance on the “centering in presence” activity taught by Rev. angel Kyodo williams Podcast Episodes | Soul Force Politics

Welcome to Season 2 of the She’s Heard Podcast! This is the place where extraordinary everyday people from different professions and walks of life, share with YOU - the empath, change-maker, truth-teller, disruptor, creator, and lover of humanity and life - about how to honor our voice and live with more power, creativity, and joy. In this episode - I (Emily Jennings, the host of the She’s Heard Podcast) share my personal story and journey of reclaiming my voice and wholeness. It’s a lot easier for me to listen than to speak up. But speaking up is my practice, so I do it. In this episode, I share key moments where my voice got shut down and key experiences that helped me reclaim it. A shift in our culture will come from extraordinary everyday people like you and me. Humble the Poet summed it up perfectly when he said, “We are all pieces of a puzzle and puzzles in a piece.” This podcast exists to help us better understand ourselves and how we fit into and impact the greater picture as well. Over the next several episodes we’re going to explore topics like forgiveness, the healing power of music, leading with love, and the practice of cultivating creativity and joy. We will talk about health, wellness, body liberation, and gender. We will discuss racism, white supremacy, and the power yoga has to heal and transform it. And we will explore food and its role in reclaiming connection and belonging. We will look at how we can literally protect ourselves, heal trauma and harness the liberating power of storytelling. The invitation from this episode is to reflect on where you’re from. Pick up the book "Skill in Action" and/or "Radical Dharma". And consider - What are you willing to be heartbroken for? What do you want your life to be for? If you don’t know, pause, reflect and get curious. Please go to https://www.shesheard.com/ to keep in touch and learn of more opportunities to stay connected. If this podcast provided value to you and you want to dive deeper, please join our Patreon community where we offer unique opportunities to engage, grow, learn and own your story, and life. Learn more at https://www.shesheard.com/ Tune in to our next episode. More inspiration, wisdom, and insight is on the way! Thanks for being here! music by AShamaluev Music.

This is the first in the multi-part 'How we Know what we Know' series. Nameh has gathered a number of voices who have engaged with this and another question inviting spiritual explorations.    First in this series Nameh welcomes, Haley. Haley is a former wilderness educator who is completing her Masters degree in environmental management at Yale. Haley shares how various in-roads inform how she connects and engages with her world. Haley has a plethora of teachers (see resource list below) informing who she is today.    The question, how do we Know what we Know started this conversation. Haley offered a few radical questions such as...  'What would it look like if the cultural American 'story' was determined by the original Native communities?' 'What would it look like for privileged white America to give up power and had the control of "the story" over to someone else?'     Considering the heavy topics, Haley shares how she works to find balance and avoid cynicism and navigating her way from dark spaces. The conversation also speaks to what one's self-righteousness may actually be hinting towards. How the Buddhist teaching, 'attachment leads to suffering' can be misunderstood to mean one doesn't care about the outcome.    Haley is wicked-smart with old-soul wisdom who's contemplations inspired Nameh's curiosity.    RESOURCES: Biggest Little Farm (movie) Braiding Sweet Grass (book) by Robin Will Kimmerer  Grammar of Animacy (essay) by Robin Will Kimmerer  Hannah Gadsby's Nanette (Netflix special) Charles Eisenstein (human)  Radical Dharma (book) by Lama Rod Owens (Buddhist teacher) and Rev. angel Kyodo Williams Mary Evelyn Tucker (Yale educator) John Grim (Yale educator) Aad Guray Nameh (song) by Snatam Kaur  -- see also DTL episode Becoming Nameh for full story   SONG: Celtic Soundscape with Nature Sounds by Allen Grey

In this episode, Rita and I jam on what it means to "do the work." Rita shares her own experiences with growth and development and her big A- HA on changing her life. I bring in some quotes from Radical Dharma by Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Lama rod Owens. Email us with your reflections, pleasance@lilomm.com, rita@lilomm.com and find the Self-Compassion Challenge at lolacommunity.com. Thanks for listening and supporting the podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Like Mick Jagger, the Indian prince we know as The Buddha taught that we can’t get no satisfaction from this world, though we try and we try, and we try, and we try . . . Buddha means “awakened one”. Awake to the fact that the world is impermanent and we suffer and cause suffering to one another because of that. “Woke” is a newer word for something similar. Waking up to pervasive social injustice. To racism, economic disparity, homophobia, and other forces that poison and destroy people’s lives and relationships. In other words, suffering people cause by clinging onto impermanent things—in this case, power. The intersection of  these two kinds of awakening is at the heart of the work of my guest today, Lama Rod Owens. An ordained Lama in a Tibetan Buddhist lineage and the coauthor of RADICAL DHARMA, he grew up a queer, black male within the black Christian church in the American south. Navigating all of these intersecting, evolving identities has led him to a life’s work based on compassion for self and others, and on trying to help people wake up in all senses of the word. Surprise conversation starters in this episode: Michael Shermer on why we die Pete Holmes on the power of words Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lama Rod Owens was officially recognized by the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism after receiving his teaching authorization from his root teacher the Venerable Lama Norlha Rinpoche when he completed the traditional 3-year silent retreat program at Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery (KTC) outside of New York City.  It was during this time that he dealt with years of past pain and trauma and found forgiveness and compassion for himself, what he views as a critical step before truly being able to help others. Since coming out of retreat he has completed his Master of Divinity degree at Harvard Divinity School. Lama Rod also practices, studies, and teaches secular mindfulness and is a teacher with Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) where he is also a faculty member for the organization's teacher training program. He is also heavily engaged in social change activism and has just released a book with Rev. angel Kyodo williams  and Jasmine Syedullah  entitled, Radical Dharma, Talking Race, Love and Liberation. 

Dr. Jasmine Syedullah is a feminist political theorist of abolition and co-author of “Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation.” Deeply inspired by the 19th century writings of antislavery abolitionist Harriet Jacobs, Jasmine’s current work explores how women's defense against the surveillance, policing, detention, criminalization, and punishment of everyday practices of self-making pose challenges to the bonds of racial capitalism. In our lively and potent conversation, Jasmine discussed the current landscape of carceral logic, our tendency to protect ideas over people, how we choose to engage with the inevitable trauma of change, and the practices that help us attune to our internal wisdom in order to transform our relationships to institutions, our neighbors, families, and selves. “You can inhabit oppressive systems in unconventional ways.” More podcasts at maurajames.com and all podcasting platforms. [“Brand New Day” - Esther Phillips]

In this in-depth interview, Reverend angel Kyodo williams reflects on our widespread crisis of story, the failure of institutional religions to offer a new way forward, and her philosophy of Radical Dharma—a path to individual and collective liberation. A Sensei in the Japanese Zen tradition, angel is author of “Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace” and coauthor of “Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation.”

In the final episode of 2018, Ruby talks to Lama Rod Owens, co-author of the book Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation, about the spiritual work of healing systemic racism. World events coupled with the advent of social media as a platform for the literal raising of consciousness, have helped this to emerge as the collective healing work of our times—as much a personal issue as it is a public and a political one. As Ruby wrote in this piece for The Numinous, Radical Dharma offers a powerful and compassionate perspective for anybody confused about their role in this—and is ESSENTIAL READING for anybody working in the healing, wellness or self-help space, or otherwise actively engaged in this work. Among other topics, in this episode we discuss: How to talk about the things we're scared to talk about. The importance of saying the 'wrong thing' in order to progress conversations about race. Healing racism as part of our collective dharma. Understanding the 'psychic mutilation' of whiteness. How we are addicted to being triggered and the importance of boundaries as self-care. How all systems of oppression are harmful to everybody—including those perceived to be benefitting from these systems. You can learn more about Lama Rod Owens and his work HERE and purchase your copy of Radical Dharma HERE.

While Naropa University spends some contemplative downtime with families and friends for the holidays, we present some of our most popular an moving episodes from 2018, beginning with the Rev. angel Kyodo williams... Radical dharma and mindfulness - everybody is going to get a little taste of some meditation, and its great - whatever door you use to enter into practice is great. But - the conflation of mindfulness with a depthful practice that includes an ethic view is a problem. When mindfulness becomes yet another thing that we can modify, and we think is something that is there so that we can consume it, then it’s actually serving our ego. It's serving our ideas of who we are and who we would like to be seen as, in our performance as ourselves. In that way, it can become a factor in our incarceration rather than our liberation. Special Guest: Rev. angel Kyodo williams.

Rev. angel Kyodo williams joins Ethan for a conversation around practicing radical Dharma, waking up to our privilege and bias, and finding opportunity for institutional change in our toxic political climate.As an ordained Zen sensei, Reverend angel Kyodo williams applies wisdom teaching to social issues and is a leading voice for Transformative Social Change. Both fierce and grounded, she is known for her willingness to both sit with and speak to uncomfortable truths. Find upcoming events, writings and more from Rev. angel at angelkyodowilliams.com.

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This week I sit down with Lama Rod Owens to discuss the intersection of Buddhist Dharma and American culture and politics. Lama Rod articulates his vision for Radical Dharma: a call to make the teachings of Buddhism relevant for tending to the suffering in the United States in this day and age, starting with addressing... The post #36: Radical Dharma with Lama Rod Owens appeared first on Hacking The Self.

Reverend angel Kyodo williams, born and raised in New York, is an ordained zen priest and sensei. She is acclaimed author of Radical Dharma and Being Black: Zen and the art of living with fearlessness and grace, and that is a perfect title to describe her. She is a force of nature. In this episode, Rev angel talks about how we need to hold the intersectional complexity of who we are in America and how we came to be here. She challenges us to go beyond what is politically correct or socially acceptable and do the simple and radical thing of practicing justice and being in relationship with one another.Follow angel on InstagramAnd check out her website for events, lectures and social syllabi on allyship and inclusive feminism.Buy Radical Dharma: Talking Love, Justice & LiberationIf this episode resonates for you, we’d love for you to take a screenshot and tag us on Instagram stories @ctznwell and @zenchangeangel and click below to tweet:We are looking at a pivotal point in our nation's history where we can take a turn towards very different america. And the question is “what side of that conversation are we going to be on?” @zenchangeangel @kkellyyoga @ctznwell #CTZNpodcast ctznwell.org/ctznpodcastJoin CTZNWELL on PatreonFollow CTZNWELL on InstagramSign up for CTZNWELL’s weekly email WELLread and check out our free action guides at ctznwell.org.

Radical dharma and mindfulness - everybody is going to get a little taste of some meditation, and its great - whatever door you use to enter into practice is great. But - the conflation of mindfulness with a depthful practice that includes an ethic view is a problem. When mindfulness becomes yet another thing that we can modify, and we think is something that is there so that we can consume it, then it’s actually serving our ego. It's serving our ideas of who we are and who we would like to be seen as, in our performance as ourselves. In that way, it can become a factor in our incarceration rather than our liberation. Special Guest: Rev. angel Kyodo williams.

“Love and justice are not two. Without inner change, there can be no outer change. Without collective change, no change matters.” Maverick spiritual teacher and author, Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei speaks eloquently about Dharma, social justice, truth and love. Kyodo sensibly advocates for Dharma that leaves nothing out of its inquiry so that as practitioners, we can face the uncomfortable truth of present day racial injustice, gender inequalities and social injustice. Bridging the inner and outer, Kyodo delivers a complex, nuanced, and discerning understanding of right action. Rev. angel will give a Dharma Talk & Book Signing at Banyen Books & Sound on Friday, March 16, 6:30-8pm. Rev. angel will lead a Retreat at Hollyhock on Cortes Island, June 24-28.

In today's Valentine's Day #WiseGirl chat, I sit down with Lama Rod Owens, co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation. We address various issues that come up in mediation practice, and in life... how to love and live better, the role of vulnerability, agency and #MeToo, and how investigating our own suffering can help heal not only ourselves, but others too. Here's to loving well! Enjoy:)

Episode 039 |  Radical Presence, Vulnerability, and Messiness in Leadership featuring Lama Rod Owens, Radical Dharma co-author, Buddhist Teacher and Minister   www.lamarod.com Facebook: Lama Rod Owens Twitter: @lamarod1 Instagram: @lamarodowens     Lama Rod Owens is considered one of the emerging leaders of the next generation of Buddhist teachers. He is formally and receiving teaching authorization in the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism, he also holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School. He is a teacher with Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) where he works teaching teens mindfulness.   Lama Rod is a co-author of Radical Dharma, Talking Race, Love, and Liberation, which explores race in the context of American Buddhist communities. He is a founding teacher for the Awaken meditation app that offers meditations and contemplations focused on social change.   He is a regular guest on SiriusXM's Urban View hosted by Karen Hunter. He has offered --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themindfulrebel/support

Dr. Veronica Anderson, Host, Medical Intuitive, Homeopath, Functional Medicine interviews Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams about Breaking the Barrier of Racial Injustice. Does the skin color define a person? Rev. angel Kyodo williams is the woman behind the book Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation which explores racial injustice as a barrier to collective awakening. She is an African-American Buddhist, a spiritual teacher and founder of the Center for Transformative Change. She has dedicated her life to bridging the world of transformation and justice. This episode opens up to the truth about Racism and how it divides the society. She explains how people perceive colors and how black people are deprived of equal opportunities. She talks about transformative change and reconciliation that could build a community that is parallel for all the races.   Time stamps: 02:21 – Journey to Buddhism 05:20 – Her identity construction 11:31 – Reason for pushing Racial Justice 16: 44 – Transformative Change 20:36 – Objectifying people and Racial divide 25:47 – European Privileges 27:10 – Why the book is called “Radical Dharma” 29:25 – Truth behind black people 33:46 – Racial truth and reconciliation

In this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Lama Rod Owens — a formally trained Buddhist teacher, Harvard Master of Divinity graduate, and co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation. Lama Rod works to be as open, honest and vulnerable as possible and help others do the same, including discussing his journey with depression. Sitting with Lama Rod is to be guided into conversations and contemplations around things that affect us all but we’re scared to talk about like sex, race, identity, gender, class, power, depression and all the other stuff we tend to turn away from. I have personally benefited from Lama Rod's wisdom and love in both reading Radical Dharma and also attending a recent Living Radical Dharma retreat with Lama Rod Owens and Reverend angel Kyodo williams at the magnificent Shambhala Mountain Center. Stay in touch with Lama Rod Owens at lamarod.com Find Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation on Amazon. Watch the full interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/WiNmEEOkeQ8 Watch the full interview on Facebook here: http://fb.me/Ac9vD0Ng JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolar Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers life coaching for any number of mental health conditions, specializing in bipolar disorder and spiritual emergence. Chris’s experience with addiction, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, psychosis, and spiritual emergency allows him to relate to a wide range of clients. He utilizes a holistic approach to mental health which views wellness in physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual domains. Learn more about Chris and his work at colecoaching.com. The Waking Up Bipolar podcast in now available on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts | apple.wakingupbipolar.com Google Play | google.wakingupbipolar.com Stitcher | stitcher.wakingupbipolar.com TuneIn | tunein.wakingupbipolar.com wakingupbipolar.com

Does the skin color define a person? Rev. angel Kyodo williams is the woman behind the book Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation which explores racial injustice as a barrier to collective awakening. She is an African-American Buddhist, a spiritual teacher and founder of the Center for Transformative Change. She has dedicated her life to bridging the world of transformation and justice. This episode opens up to the truth about Racism and how it divides the society. She explains how people perceive colors and how black people are deprived of equal opportunities. She talks about transformative change and reconciliation that could build a community that is parallel for all the races.   Dr. Veronica Anderson’s Links: LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram   Books:  Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace   Time stamps: 02:21 – Journey to Buddhism 05:20 – Her identity construction 11:31 – Reason for pushing Racial Justice 16: 44 – Transformative Change 20:36 – Objectifying people and Racial divide 25:47 – European Privileges 27:10 – Why the book is called “Radical Dharma” 29:25 – Truth behind black people 33:46 – Racial truth and reconciliation   _______________________________ Dr. Veronica Anderson is an MD, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Homeopath. and Medical Intuitive. As a national speaker and designer of the Functional Fix and Rejuvenation Journey programs, she helps people who feel like their doctors have failed them. She advocates science-based natural, holistic, and complementary treatments to address the root cause of disease. Dr. Veronica is a highly-sought guest on national television and syndicated radio and hosts her own radio show, Wellness for the REAL World, on FOX Sports 920 AM “the Jersey” on Mondays at 7:00 pm ET.   To get started transforming your health, schedule a consult HERE.

How can we talk about race, love, and liberation? Our Guest: Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams Sensei, is an author, maverick spiritual teacher, master trainer and founder of Center for Transformative Change. She has been bridging the worlds of personal transformation and justice since the publication of her critically-acclaimed book, Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace. Her book was hailed as “an act of love” by Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker and “a classic” by Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield. Her new book, Radical Dharma, explores racial injustice as a barrier to collective awakening.   Angel is calling for a paradigm shift that “changes the way change is done,” and she envisions the building of a presence-centered social justice movement as the foundation for personal freedom, a just society and the healing of divisions of race, class, faith and politic. Quick Preview of the Podcast: - Why it’s important to question who is operating “the ride” - How staying busy keeps us from questioning the system - The danger of the belief “it’s just the way it is” - How your liberation and my liberation are bound together as one. Join Rev. Angel and Shannon as they explore the reality that we are all interconnected. Grab your copy of Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams’s book: Radcial Dharma on Amazon. FREE Guided Meditation for Self Care (led by Shannon): https://programs.shannonalgeo.com/selfcare-meditation

Lama Rod Owens (@lamarod1) holds the space for vulnerable conversation to unfold. I was going to write a spot-on bio, but the one posted on his website mirrors my experience and understanding of him: “Considered one of the leaders of the next generation of Dharma teachers, Lama Rod Owens has a blend of formal Buddhist training and life experience that gives him a unique ability to understand, relate and engage with those around him in a way that’s spacious and sincere. His gentle, laid-back demeanor and willingness to bare his heart and soul makes others want to do the same. Even when seated in front of a room, he’s next to you, sharing his stories and struggles with an openness vulnerability and gentle humor that makes you genuinely feel good about who you are, with all your flaws and foibles, you’re lovable and deserving of happiness and joy. He invites you into the cross sections of his life as a Black, queer male, born and raised in the South, and heavily influenced by the church and its community.” (from lamarod.com) In this episode we cover Lama Rod’s journey into Tibetan Buddhism, issues of race in American Buddhism, sexuality, his contemplative practice and his thoughts on sex education. Lama Rod Owens is a teacher, activist and author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation. You can learn more about him through his website, lamarod.com, Instagram, Soundcloud and Twitter.

2016 Mindfulness Retreat for People of Color Dear Friends, We are happy to continue sharing the Dharma talks from The Path of True Love: Healing Ourselves, our recent mindfulness retreat for People of Color. Today, Rev. angel Kyodo williams offers a presentation and reading based on the newly published book, Radical Dharma.  In this sharing, Rev. angel invites us into a long overdue conversation about race alongside love and liberation.  As part of this conversation, Rev. angel speaks about the social construct of whiteness, while calling us back into our humanity and to be in touch with the "thing underneath the thing." A few excerpts: "...we have the greatest potential to actually pull it up at its roots.  Interestingly enough, we have that opportunity through this gift of the Dharma that actually invites us to be able to look with clear seeing eyes at things that are not real...that are figments of our imagination and figments of other people's imaginations...Race is a grand social figment."   "As Dharma teachers, the way we survived the aggression and violence of a white dominant form of Dharma that was coming to us---is that we got underneath the thing. We got to the thing underneath the thing. We had to get down to who we really were. And simultaneously appreciate our teachers, our lineages, the texts as they were given but also have a fundamental trust in who we were in our basic humanity." "What does Dharma become when it's expressed through the experience of someone who lives in a Black body." --Rev. angel Kyodo williams Let us now stop, listen deeply and contemplate these teachings and sharings to cultivate our individual and collective liberation and great aspiration to strengthen the Beloved Community. To stay connected with Rev. angel, visit http://angelkyodowilliams.com.

"Love and Justice are not two. Without inner change, there can be no outer change. Without collective change, no change matters." – Reverend angel Kyodo williams+++Today's guest on the podcast is author, maverick spiritual teacher, master trainer and founder of Center for Transformative Change, Reverend angel Kyodo williams. She has been bridging the worlds of personal transformation and justice since the publication of her critically-acclaimed book, Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace, which was hailed as “an act of love” by Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker and “a classic” by Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield. Her new book, Radical Dharma, explores racial injustice as a barrier to collective awakening.Ordained as a Zen priest, Rev. angel is a Sensei, the second black woman recognized as a teacher in her lineage. She is a social visionary that applies wisdom teachings and practice to social issues. She sees Transformative Social Change as the world’s next great movement. Both fierce and grounded, she is known for her unflinching willingness to both sit with and speak uncomfortable truths with love.In This Episode, You'll Learn:How growing up in New York City profoundly shaped Rev. angel’s life.How moments to awaken are all around us, if we just open to them.How to move closer to a liberated life.How race and the consciousness movement interact with each other.The #1 component contributing to a full, complete life.The difference between grasping and aspiration.Mentioned in This Episode:Connect with Rev. Angel: angel Kyodo williams | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | 27 Days of ChangeBeing Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace by angel Kyodo WilliamsRadical DharmaRichard WisemanZen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki