This week, after the death of George Floyd due to racist police brutality, I feel it’s important to talk about racism and anti-racism and share one Buddhist teaching that can help as we work to be anti-racist. For more resources Ibram X. Kendi, author of
How to Be an Antiracist has a recommended
reading list. A few Dharma specific resources:
Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation by Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens with Jasmine Syedullah, PhD,
Mindful of Race by Ruth King, and
Awakening Together, The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community by Larry Yang. I read from an essay about the
Guardians of the World by Bhikkhu Bodhi. The episode has a period of silence for reflection and meditation and honoring the dead.