{"product_id":"radical-dharma-talking-race-love-and-liberation-paperback","title":"Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngel Kyodo Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLama Rod Owens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJasmine Syedullah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIgniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communities in particular, this urgent call to action outlines a new dharma that takes into account the ways that racism and privilege prevent our collective awakening. The authors traveled around the country to spark an open conversation that brings together the Black prophetic tradition and the wisdom of the Dharma. Bridging the world of spirit and activism, they urge a compassionate response to the systemic, state-sanctioned violence and oppression that has persisted against black people since the slave era. With national attention focused on the recent killings of unarmed black citizens and the response of the Black-centered liberation groups such as Black Lives Matter, \u003ci\u003eRadical Dharma\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how social transformation and personal, spiritual liberation must be articulated and inextricably linked. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, and Jasmine Syedullah represent a new voice in American Buddhism. Offering their own histories and experiences as illustrations of the types of challenges facing dharma practitioners and teachers who are different from those of the past five decades, they ask how teachings that transcend color, class, and caste are hindered by discrimination and the dynamics of power, shame, and ignorance. Their illuminating argument goes beyond a demand for the equality and inclusion of diverse populations to advancing a new dharma that deconstructs rather than amplifies systems of suffering and prepares us to weigh the shortcomings not only of our own minds but also of our communities. They forge a path toward reconciliation and self-liberation that rests on radical honesty, a common ground where we can drop our need for perfection and propriety and speak as souls. In a society where profit rules, people's value is determined by the color of their skin, and many voices--including queer voices--are silenced, \u003ci\u003eRadical Dharma\u003c\/i\u003e recasts the concepts of engaged spirituality, social transformation, inclusiveness, and healing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRev. angel Kyodo williams \u003c\/b\u003eis an author, activist, master trainer, and founder of the Center for Transformative Change. Her critically acclaimed first book, \u003ci\u003eBeing Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, was hailed as a classic by Buddhist pioneer Jack Kornfield. Ordained as a Zen priest, she is one of the only two black women Zen Senseis or teachers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2011, \u003cb\u003eLama Rod Owens \u003c\/b\u003ewas authorized as a lama in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. He then moved to DC and ran his own center for over two years. Later, he returned to Boston to begin his divinity degree in Buddhist studies at Harvard Divinity School. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJasmine Syedullah\u003c\/b\u003e holds a PhD in politics with a designated emphasis in feminist studies and history of consciousness from University of California, Santa Cruz, and a BA from Brown University in religious studies with a focus in Buddhist philosophy. Syedullah is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vassar College.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770582925600,"sku":"9781623170981","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d50641066d107b602d49eae6eae89d82.webp?v=1780374427","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/radical-dharma-talking-race-love-and-liberation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}