Dear Spark Zen readers, thank you for being here! I truly appreciate your support. In honor of Juneteenth, I’m re-posting this illuminating and inspiring conversation I had last year with Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad, Ph.D., a visiting professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
We discuss her most recent book, Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation. Rima’s book explores healing intergenerational trauma through Buddhist practice; honoring ancestors and the land; dharma teachings such as the Four Noble Truths, the Five Aggregates, and relative and ultimate reality; and working with the body—particularly gender and sexuality on the path of liberation; and the importance of community and love in dharma practice.
Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad is a Visiting Professor of Buddhism and Black Studies at Union Theological Seminary. She leads retreats and classes for dharma centers throughout the U.S.
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