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Radical Dharma

Talking Race, Love, and Liberation

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Radical Dharma

By: Rev. angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, Jasmine Syedullah Ph.D.
Narrated by: Rev. angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens
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Summary
 Without inner change, there can be no outer change. Without collective change, no change matters.

The groundbreaking classic for engaged Buddhists and anyone ready to bridge the gap between inner work and outer practice—a powerful blueprint for collective liberation written in the Black prophetic tradition
Authors Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, and Dr. Jasmine Syedullah, PhD, unflinchingly show us that it’s long past time to step beyond the comforts of “good behavior” Buddhism…and that the time is now to step up and embody a truer Dharma rooted in love, justice, and power. A modern spiritual classic and fierce call to action, Radical Dharma is also a dynamic and deeply moving volume of essays and dialogues that will help you:

  • Unite your inner and outer paths: How deep personal healing and systemic social transformation are intertwined
  • Understand and confront white supremacy in your sangha or community: Why it’s essential to interrogate the “mind of whiteness” and lean courageously into discomfort, truth, and necessary reckonings
  • Show up to your spiritual practice as your whole self: How to celebrate and affirm intersectional, queer, and Black identity, even (and especially) if you don’t see yourself reflected in your sangha
  • See spiritual work as justice work: How to uplift and live the Dharma as teachings that transcend color, class, and caste

Since its publication in 2016, Radical Dharma has ushered in essential conversations about race, love, and liberation—and ignited dialogue that’s broken out far beyond the American Buddhism and meditation worlds into our national collective movements. Offering their own histories and experiences, williams, Owens, and Syedullah forge a path toward an end to suffering and recast the concepts of engaged spirituality, social transformation, inclusiveness, and healing. Buddhism Eastern Gay Studies LGBTQ+ Studies Philosophy Racism & Discrimination Social Sciences Discrimination Social justice
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As a white woman of certain privilege this book answered many of my questions, fuelled self enquiry and begged me to acknowledge my role in upholding these systems. It spoke to me in a language that was so real and accessible. It is a book for everybody - regardless of colour, gender preference, socioeconomic or religious origin. Thank you!

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This was really important listening for me. I'm an academic Christian living in Australia, working in an multireligious space, but still one that is predominantly white. Listening has helped me find cracks to bring in the conversation around privilege and race. I need to listen more, but this book was an inspiring beginning.

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