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Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersThe Struggle to Construct Racial Meaning with Michael OmiProfessor Michael Omi joins Rev. Dana to help us contextualize the current climate of racial formation, namely the propagation of a far-right ideology of an oppressed white race, in a much longer history of constant changing in definitions of and associations with racial identities. In Buddhist terms, we can see the theory that Michael co-developed contains an essential Buddhist perspective, namely that of Mental Formations. Stay tuned later this month for a practice offering from Rev. Liên!Michael Omi (he/him/his) is Professor Emeritus of Ethnic Studies at the University o...2025-08-0539 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersI Vow to Save All Beings: Insisting on My Own Humanity with Rev. Dana TakagiThis practice offering is from co-host Rev. Dana Takagi, in connection with Professor and Historian Alice Yang's interview, "Our Heritage of Othering and Resistance" which dropped July 1st.Dana speaks to the need to address specific kinds of suffering as Buddhist teachers and practitioners, as not all suffering is the same. She reflects on the vow to save all beings, and how this stems from a grounded embodiment of our own humanity to understand the humanity of others who need our support the most in these times. Your host2025-07-1513 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersOur Heritage of Othering and Resistance with Historian Alice YangProfessor Alice Yang helps us put the systematic othering we are seeing in the U.S. today into historical context. She discusses the oppression and disappearance of people, and points out how protest movements are often erased from the history Asian American and other immigrant groups in the United States, when the truth is that we can embrace and continue a deep heritage of resistance. Alice emphasizes the urgency of knowing our history to expand what we think is possible in the present, and why it is important to resist the othering of any community member whether they are...2025-07-0136 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners"10 Vows" with Rebecca NieWe hope you enjoy this dharma talk from Rebecca Nie, "10 Vows". GUEST BIO:ZEN MASTER REBECCA DAWN NIE is the founder of MV Sanctuary and Vice President of the Maitreya Association for Buddhist College Chaplains. As Stanford’s Chaplain-Affiliate, she oversees the Buddhist religious and spiritual life for students, faculty, and staff. Her offerings ranges from Continental Zen to Buddhist Yoga, offering healing wisdom for contemporary life through dharma teaching, translation, and new media art.Learn more about Rebecca athttp://mvseon.com/Hig...2025-06-1740 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersBig Heart Resilience with Rebecca NieRebecca Nie talks about the common misconception that China is an ethnic monolith, and how she identifies with her Huaren heritage. Although her spiritual path was discouraged in her early life, she discusses being connected to a centuries old heritage of a resilient Dharma that allows us to dream without limitations even through turbulent times.Rebecca also mentions a book-in-progress which will be a translation of Chan Zen Master poems responding to turbulent historical moments, pointing out how there is much more to Zen poetry than peaceful monks in serene mountains....2025-06-0338 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersHeart Sutra Fragment 3: Introduction & Reading by Mushim IkedaMushim Patricia Ikeda is an internationally-known secular mindfulness and Buddhist teacher working primarily with justice activists and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) meditation practitioners and with people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. A core teacher at East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California, she is an author whose writing has been published in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma and various anthologies. Mushim was selected by Lion's Roar Buddhist media magazine as one of twenty-six "Great Buddhist Teachers" in the January 2022 issue. Connect with Mushim at:Website: www.mushimikeda.com...2025-05-2011 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersGrow Up in the Dharma with Mushim Patricia IkedaSecular & Buddhist teacher Mushim Patricia Ikeda in convo with Rev. Liên on how mature practice can help us deal with the current conditions of our world.GUESTMushim Patricia Ikeda is an internationally-known secular mindfulness and Buddhist teacher working primarily with justice activists and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) meditation practitioners and with people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. A core teacher at East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California, she is an author whose writing has been published in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma and various anthologies. Mushim w...2025-05-0654 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersJune Tanoue Reads "Dwell Nowhere and Browse That"June Kaililani Tanoue, Kumu Hula, reads her blog post, "Dwell Nowhere and Browse That." Listen as she reflects on a conversation with her husband Roshi Robert Joshin Althouse. Together they are cofounders of Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago. You can find the written piece on the Halau i Ka Pono website.About JuneJune Ryushin Tanoue, B.S., MPH is co-founder of Zen Life & Meditation Center. Practicing Zen since 1993, she received Transmission in 2014 as a fully empowered Zen Teacher/ Zen Buddhist Priest and Inka as a Roshi in 2022....2025-04-1504 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersHula As Resistance w/ June TanoueJune Kaililani Tanoue, Kumu Hula, talks about how to practice observing our thoughts rather than holding onto them, whether times are easy or tough. Hear about how June started Halau I Ka Pono as an offshoot of the Zen Life & Meditation Center after she moved to Chicago, and how Hula is the dance of being a pillar in one's community. About JuneJune Ryushin Tanoue, B.S., MPH is co-founder of Zen Life & Meditation Center. Practicing Zen since 1993, she received Transmission in 2014 as a fully empowered Zen Teacher/ Zen Buddhist P...2025-04-0135 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersSeason 4 Premiere: Engaged Asian American/Asian Diaspora Buddhism for Our TimesIn the season 4 premiere, Rev. Liên Shutt and Rev. Dana Takagi discuss the need to continue to forward Asian American and Asian Diaspora Buddhist voices in these tumultuous times. Thank you to everyone who has listened so far, and continue to tune in!It's not too late to take our listener survey! Respond by March 21st and get access to an exclusive meditation recording by Rev. Liên: "Tenderhearted Buddhas for these Times". 2025-03-1828 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersSeason 3 Compilation - A Beautiful Web of Asian Heritage BuddhistsOn season 3, we co-created and witnessed an amazing example of how the Net of Indra weaves and connects. We heard from 13 Buddhist practitioners and teachers of Asian American or Asian Diaspora heritage, and in their own words, spoke to what the AA/AD Buddhist experience is for them. Season 3 is officially a wrap! Thank you to everyone who listened with us, and we hope you join us for more Asian American/Asian Diaspora forwarding conversations and offerings in season 4. Full list of guests, and their featured episodes, in order:Co-hosts Rev. Liên Shu...2025-03-0413 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersBreath, Perfect Harmony, and a History More Beautiful and More Terrible w/ Rev. Dana TakagiRev Dana follows up on her dharma talk from the last episode dropped on February 18th. She adds to her perspective on the current historical conditions of our time in the United States, talks about breath practice, and offers a chant she's used often for the dying, from Thich Nhat Hanh.Check out the 2011 book Dana discusses in this episode:More Beautiful and More Terrible: The Embrace and Transcendence of of Racial Inequality in the United States by Professor Imani Perry Ph.D, JD2025-02-2512 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersWidening Our View and The Challenge of Seeing Perfection w/ Rev. Dana TakagiHello, listeners of Opening Dharma Access, for February, we're doing things a little bit different by offering you some meditations and Dharma talks on current conditions as 2025 brings to the United States a whole bunch of difficult circumstances: the L.A. fires; the current administration.This dharma talk is from co-host Rev. Dana Takagi. Dana speaks on what wisdom could look like in times like these, and how to expand our vision as well as awareness about our current national systems work, and the history of how they were built over time, as they are being dismantled. ...2025-02-1830 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersMeditation on Safety with Rev. Liên ShuttMeditation to find stability in the midst of current threats in our world: nationally, world-wide, and with climate justice. -- Given at EBMC BIPOC SanghaREV. LIÊN SHUTT (she/they) is a recognized leader in the movement that breaks through the wall of American white-centered convert Buddhism to welcome people of all backgrounds into a contemporary, engaged Buddhism. As an ordained Zen priest, licensed social worker, and longtime educator/teacher of Buddhism, Shutt represents new leadership at the nexus of spirituality and social justice, offering a special warm welcome to Asian Americans, all BIPOC, L...2025-02-1120 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersTalk: Healing in Time & Space with Rev. Liên ShuttHello, listeners of Opening Dharma Access, for February, we're doing things a little bit different by offering you some meditations and Dharma talks on current conditions as 2025 brings to the United States a whole bunch of difficult circumstances: the L.A. fires; the inauguration.NOTE: This talk was given at a BIPOC group, addressing specific fears & issues of people of color in extremely challenging U.S. political and social justice contexts. May it be for the benefit of all beings. REV. LIÊN SHUTT (she/they) is a recognized leader in th...2025-02-0434 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersMeditating on Trees with Ram AppalarajuRAM APPALARAJU was brought up as a Hindu and has been on a spiritual path since 90's, first studying Vedanta and pursuing Buddhism since 2012. After years of practice he chose to pursue a path of service and became a chaplain focused on Ecology as well as supporting marginalized people in prisons and homeless shelters. He is now on the faculty at Sati Center for Buddhist Studies' Eco Chaplaincy program. He also serves as a board member and an advisor at several nonprofits focused on climate education and offers various services to marginalized communities. Connect with R...2025-01-2130 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersInauguration Healing Space with Rev. Liên ShuttAs today marks a disturbing time for many of us, I offered a Healing Space today at the same time as the swearing in. It was informal and my aim was to offering 3 aspects of healing: Acknowledging what is with tools we've learned from Buddhism and practice. Second, to attend to the impacts of hurt and harm in ourselves & with each other. Third, committing to enacting qualities and ways we can stay connected and thrive in the net of life which includes us all.Host:REV. LIÊN SHUTT (she/they) is a...2025-01-2026 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersEco-Dharma Care with Ram AppalarajuWhat does "caring" really mean? Listen in on this fascinating conversation on Nature, Dharma & Caring for self and the Earth between Ram Appalaraju and Host Rev. Liên Shutt.RAM APPALARAJU was brought up as a Hindu and has been on a spiritual path since the 90's, first studying Vedanta and pursuing Buddhism since 2012. After years of practice he chose to pursue a path of service and became a chaplain focused on Ecology as well as supporting marginalized people in prisons and homeless shelters. He is now one on the faculty of Sati Center for Bu...2025-01-0756 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners"Learning From the 60s" - Lisa Nakamura Reads Audre LordeWhen considering what to offer for her ODA practice, Lisa considered chanting or reading from a more traditional Buddhist text such as the Heart Sutra. She found, instead, that reading the words of Audre Lorde resonated more deeply in her body at this time. And co-host Dana Takagi offers some context on Lorde from Lisa before she reads. Please enjoy, Lisa Nakamura reading an excerpt from "Learning from the 60s", a talk given by Audre Lorde as part of the February 1982 celebration of Malcolm X Weekend at Harvard University. LISA NAKAMURA (she/her) is th...2024-12-1704 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersPlatforms for Zazen: The Cushion to the Computer w/ Lisa NakamuraLISA NAKAMURA (she/her) is the Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor of American Culture and Digital Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is also a core faculty member of the Asian American Studies Program, the Film, Television and Media department, and the English department at Michigan. Lisa is the author of four books on racism, sexism, and the Internet and her book “The Inattention Economy: Women of Color and the Internet” is forthcoming in Fall 2025 from University of Minnesota Press. She has published research on Asian stereotypes in massively multiplayer online games, the connections betwe...2024-12-0335 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners"The Practice of Staying" with Yenkuei ChuangYENKUEI CHUANG was born a Taiwanese girl before she became an American woman. As a licensed psychologist, somatics and mindfulness teacher, she is passionate about helping people heal and find freedom, belonging, and power in the richness of their intersectional identities. Yenkuei loves to eat, cook, dance, do nothing and everything.IG handle: yenkueichuangPublications:Erased No More (Lion's Roar), On Decolonizing My Mind (Blog), Yesterday I Died (Mindfulness), Dukkha of Racism (Arrow Magazine), Development of Bicultural Competence (Stanford Ph.D. dissertation), Politics of Biculturalism (Contemporary Psychology), and...2024-11-1919 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersInsight Dialogue & Further Relationality with Yenkuei ChuangYenkeui Chuang & Rev. Liên dialogue on some "edges" of "Diasporic Asian Americans," overseas Asian practices, and then Insight Dialogue. Yenkeui shares fascinating details of the interconnections from all the different traditions she's practiced in. Come listen!YENKUEI CHUANG was born a Taiwanese girl before she became an American woman. As a licensed psychologist, somatics and mindfulness teacher, she is passionate about helping people heal and find freedom, belonging, and power in the richness of their intersectional identities. Yenkuei loves to eat, cook, dance, do nothing and everything.IG handle: yenkueichuang2024-11-0545 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersPart 2 with Dr. Paula Arai "There is no Buddhism without Women" (& forthcoming book!)In a continuation of the previous episode conversation with Dr. Paula Arai, Paula shares an in-depth overview of her current "embodied" research on the often unacknowledged contributions to Buddhism that are at the foundation of its continuation throughout history, in part because of the perceived simplicity of these acts of generosity and practice. PAULA ARAI (she/her) (Ph.D., Buddhist Studies, Harvard University) holds the Eshinni & Kakushinni Chair of Women and Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. Steeped in ethnographic research, she takes an embodied approach to her work and finds poetic...2024-10-1514 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners"There is no Buddhism without Women" with Dr. Paula Arai (Part 1)Dr. Paula Arai talks with Dana about being brought up by her Japanese mother, and how she realized the way that she embodied Buddhism in her body and mind not through intellectual study or what Westerners view as formal practice, but through the simple actions and embodied guidance of her mother. PAULA ARAI (she/her) (Ph.D., Buddhist Studies, Harvard University) holds the Eshinni & Kakushinni Chair of Women and Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. Steeped in ethnographic research, she takes an embodied approach to her work and finds poetic immersive storytelling a...2024-10-0131 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersConnection is Vital: A Re-Visit with Bo Hee Moon (+Finished version of poem!)Rev. Liên Shutt and Bo Hee Moon continue their conversation on Asian American diasporic identity, and Bo Hee reads the finished version of her poem "Meeting with my Asian Sangha Tonight."Read the poem here!Guest:BO HEE MOON was adopted at three-months-old from South Korea. Her poems have appeared in AGNI, Poetry, swamp pink, and others. Omma, Sea of Joy and Other Astrological Signs, published by Tinderbox Editions, is her debut collection of poems. She previously published under a different name.Read Bo Hee's O...2024-09-1716 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners"Meeting with my Asian Sangha Tonight" with Poet Bo Hee MoonListen in to hear how Bo Hee Moon was inspired by practice in the 3-month course "Lotus Rising from Mud: A Path for Anti-Asian American Restoration. Guest:BO HEE MOON was adopted at three-months-old from South Korea. Her poems have appeared in AGNI, Poetry, swamp pink, and others. Omma, Sea of Joy and Other Astrological Signs, published by Tinderbox Editions, is her debut collection of poems. She previously published under a different name.Connect with Bo at:BoHeeMoon.comAfterlives: An AGNI Portfolio of Asian Adoptee...2024-09-0331 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersMeeting the Mentor with Ryan Lee WongGuestRyan Lee Wong is author of the novel Which Side Are You On, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. He lived for two years at Ancestral Heart Temple and is the Administrative Director of Brooklyn Zen Center.Some of Ryan's publications include:Which Side Are You On, his novel published in 2023. Every Past Life All At Once, a critical essay on the films Past Lives and Everything Everywhere All At Once on The AMP.The Buddha on TV: Nam June Paik's fraught relationship to Buddhism, on PBS: A...2024-08-2012 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersZen Practice As Community Building with Ryan Lee WongGuestRyan Lee Wong is author of the novel Which Side Are You On, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. He lived for two years at Ancestral Heart Temple and is the Administrative Director of Brooklyn Zen Center.Some of Ryan's publications include:Which Side Are You On, his novel published in 2023. Every Past Life All At Once, a critical essay on the films Past Lives and Everything Everywhere All At Once on The AMP.The Buddha on TV: Nam June Paik's fraught relationship to Buddhism, on PBS: A...2024-08-0643 min
The E-Spot With Camille KauerVoice Actors; Dana Snyder, Mela Lee, and Jodi Benson at GalaxyCon Raleigh on The E-Spot with CamilleI had an amazing time chatting with the incredibly talented voice actors Dana Snyder, Jodi Benson, and Mela Lee at GalaxyCon Raleigh!
Dana Snyder, the iconic voice behind characters like Master Shake from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Granny from Squidbillies, Dr. Colosso in The Thundermans, Gazpacho in Chowder, and Graballa the Hutt in Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales and The Freemaker Adventures. He’s also the co-host of Drunk on Disney!
Jodi Benson, the legendary voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid and The Little Mermaid II: Return to th...2024-07-3119 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners"Compassionate Touch Meditation" with Sharon SuhEnjoy this short guided meditation from Sharon Suh, called, "Compassionate Touch Meditation."Guest:SHARON SUH is professor of Buddhism at Seattle University and author of Being Buddhist in a Christian World: Gender and Community (2004); Silver Screen Buddha: Buddhism in Asian and Western Film (2015); and Occupy This Body: A Buddhist Memoir (2019). She focuses on racialized trauma experienced by people of color and emphasizes the importance of embodiment. She's also President of Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women. Her upcoming book, Emergent Dharma: An Anthology of Asian American Feminist Buddhist Women 2024-07-1605 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners"Silence is Not the Way" with Professor Sharon SuhA layered and engaging discussion with Prof. Sharon Suh on what "Asian American Buddhism can be defined as; including the refusal to be silenced.Guest:SHARON SUH is professor of Buddhism at Seattle University and author of Being Buddhist in a Christian World: Gender and Community (2004); Silver Screen Buddha: Buddhism in Asian and Western Film (2015); and Occupy This Body: A Buddhist Memoir (2019). She focuses on racialized trauma experienced by people of color and emphasizes the importance of embodiment. She's also President of Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women. Her upcoming...2024-07-0244 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersWhat Happens When We Don't Get What We Want? with JP deGuzmanEnjoy this short dharma talk from Reverend Jean Paul Contreras deGuzman. GUEST REV. DR. JP DEGUZMAN (he/him) is minister’s assistant at the 103-year-old San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and received tokudo ordination at Nishi Hongwanji in Kyoto, Japan in 2023. He teaches history and Ethnic Studies at Windward School and UCLA where he earned the University Distinguished Teaching Award. His publications include:Lions Roar: "The Pure Land is in the West"Everyday Buddhist: "The Dharma of a Turkey Sandwich" Wheel of Dh...2024-06-1808 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersO'kagesama-de (All thanks are due to you...) with Reverend Jean Paul Contreras deGuzmanRev. Dr. Jean-Paul Contreras deGuzman talks about how he came to Jodo Shinshu Pureland Buddhist practice coming from a Catholic family and after moving forward from a traditional path as an academic. He and Dana Takagi have an enlivened discussion about the importance and power of cultural gatherings like Mochi-tsuki for sangha and the wider community, and the role of pop culture references in Rev JP's talks in the San Fernando Valley. REV. DR. JP DEGUZMAN (he/him) is minister’s assistant at the 103-year-old San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and re...2024-06-0448 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersMeditating on the Dharma Joy and Disquiet of Asian American and IdentityDana provides us with some reflections and meditations on this season of ODA so far, inspired by some of the discussion around Asian joy in the last episode with Mihiri Tillakaratne and Noel Alumit. She talks about Asian American versus Asian Diaspora being claimed by some of our conversation partners on the podcast. Dana also talks about a colleague Gary Okihiro, who passed away on May 20th, and his deep impact on expanding the field of Asian American studies to go beyond solely the history of oppressed minorities. Co-Host: Reverend Dana Takagi...2024-05-2808 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersBodhi Leaves: The Asian American Buddhist Monthly Co-Associate Editors Mihiri Tillakaratne and Noel AlumitIn this rich and joyful conversation, Rev. Liên and Rev. Dana talk with Mihiri Tillakaratne and Noel Alumit, the co-founders and co-associate editors of Bodhi Leaves: The Asian American Buddhist Monthly at Lion's Roar. Bodhi Leaves is the first published series of its kind, highlighting and focusing on the experiences and perspectives of Asian American Buddhist practitioners. We learn about Mihiri and Noel's views on their own identities and spiritual backgrounds, as well as about how Bodhi Leaves got started and visions for its future. MIHIRI TILLAKARATNE (she/her) is an associate e...2024-05-2146 min
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Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersRev. Liên's 2024 May We Gather Dharma Message: Stewarding the Net of IndraThis is the audio of a recording of Rev. Liên's dharma message at May We Gather 2024: A National Buddhist Pilgrimage for Asian American Buddhists, in Antioch, California. You can also watch the video here. Find out more about May We Gather. Listen to Rev's interview with the co-organizers, Funie Hsu, Chenxing Han and Duncan Ryūken Williams. Also check out the full event summary, either in audio or video form. REV. LIÊN SHUTT (she/they) is a recognized leader in the movement that breaks through the wall of American white-centered convert Buddhism to wel...2024-05-1409 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersSummary of May We Gather 2024: A National Buddhist Pilgrimage for Asian American AncestorsThis is the audio of a video of a summary of the events at May We Gather 2024: A National Buddhist Pilgrimage for Asian American Ancestors, Co-Coordinated by Funie Hsu, Chenxing Han, & Duncan Ryūken Williams.Here is a list of the voices, chants, & Dharma Messages you'll hear: (Time-stamps are from the actual YouTube VIDEO Summary):· 0:26- 0:56 O-Daiko drum roll led by Dr. Paula Arai (Institute of Buddhist Studies) and Kansho Bell ringing led by Rev. Harry Bridge (Buddhist Church of Oakland)·...2024-05-0712 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersReflections with the 2024 May We Gather Co-Organizers: Funie Hsu, Chenxing Han and Duncan Ryūken WilliamsFunie Hsu, Chenxing Han, and Duncan Ryūken Williams are the co-organizers of May We Gather, a collaborative project of commemorative healing, by and for Asian American Buddhists and their spiritual friends. What began in 2022 as a response to the uptick in violence and hate towards Asian Americans, has continued into 2024, as a second iteration of May We Gather, this time in the form of ritual memorial, and also as a precious and much needed space for gathering and community. In this interview, the three co-organizers share their reflections on the 2024 event. Watch the entire live stream r...2024-05-0147 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersGrief Practices with Rev. Dana TakagiRev. Dana shares some of the ways she practices with grief. Mentioned in the episode:World Central Kitchen (website)Dai Hi Shin Dharani (Sutra of Great Compassion) (text)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjSzOHqYBK4 (video)(read this blog post by Dana: https://danatakagizenlife.squarespace.com/blog)Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo (Well-Being Chant) (Access to Zen text and audio)NEW Co-Host: Reverend Dana TakagiDana (she/her) is a retired professor of Sociology and also a z...2024-04-1611 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersSeason 3 Premiere! The Disquiet & Forwarding Asian American & Asian Diasporic Buddhist Experiences with Rev. Liên Shutt & Rev. Dana TakagiNEW Co-Host: Reverend Dana TakagiDana (she/her) is a retired professor of Sociology and also a zen priest. She spent 33 years teaching sociology and Asian Am history at UC Santa Cruz, she is a past president of the Association for Asian American Studies. Zen practice since 1998. Check out more of Dana's work:2022: Sutra and Bible: an Interview with Duncan Ryūken Williams2020: Most Intimate, Ordinary Way, Recollections of Katherine Thanas (co-eds. with Eugene Bush; 2nd printing 2022)Mentioned in the episode, her 1993 book on...2024-04-0247 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersResting Where You Are Meditation with Rev. Liên ShuttRest in this meditation with Rev. Liên, Creator, Producer, & Co-host of ODA, as we transition Seasons. Offered at her weekly Access to Zen Meditation Group. Join us! REV. LIÊN SHUTT (she/they) is a recognized leader in the movement that breaks through the wall of American white-centered convert Buddhism to welcome people of all backgrounds into a contemporary, engaged Buddhism. As an ordained Zen priest, licensed social worker, and longtime educator/teacher of Buddhism, Shutt represents new leadership at the nexus of spirituality and social justice, offering a special warm welcome to...2024-03-1930 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersExpanding The Dharma: ODA Season 2 Wrap-Up with All 4 HostsListen to this really amazing discussion between the 4 hosts on themes and highlights from all our interviews in Season 2. Listening will "make" you want to go listen to all of our wonderful guest teachers again! Or, check out the ones you've missed!9 bows of love and appreciation for all the Hosts of Season 2!1. LAMA KARMA YESHE CHÖDRÖN is a scholar, teacher, and translator of Tibetan Buddhism at Rigpe Dorje Institute at Pullahari Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal and co-founder of Prajna Fire. In addition to Opening Dharma Access, Lama Yeshe co-hosts Pr...2024-03-0553 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersThe Middle Seat, guided meditation with Solwazi JohnsonA 30 minute guided meditation led by Solwazi Johnson at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. It was part of a larger talk he gave called "The Middle Seat." This recording is from DharmaSeed.org. Listen to our latest conversation with Solwazi "What's Values Got to Do With It?" to hear more. GUESTSolwazi Johnson (he/him) teaches mindfulness meditation classes and leads mindfulness meditation retreats and workshops throughout the U.S. and the world. He has practiced mindfulness meditation for over 25 years, focusing on Vipassana since 2003. In addition, he has studied and practiced...2024-02-2029 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners"What's Values Got to Do With It?" asks Solwazi JohnsonSolwazi Johnson has a laughter-filled conversation with Dalila Bothwell about his many life experiences before finding the Dharma, and how he believes the Dharma is for every person interested in freedom.GUEST Solwazi Johnson (he/him) teaches mindfulness meditation classes and leads mindfulness meditation retreats and workshops throughout the U.S. and the world. He has practiced mindfulness meditation for over 25 years, focusing on Vipassana since 2003. In addition, he has studied and practiced meditation in many places, including Thailand, Burma, India, and South Africa. He is a graduate of Spirit Rock's...2024-02-021h 01
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersAn Opportunity for Practice Has ArrivedA Dharma Talk by Grace Song. Perfect for the beginning of 2024!GUEST:Grace Song is an ordained Won Buddhist Kyomunim, meditation teacher, and advocate of interfaith dialogue. She serves as the Chair of the Won Buddhist Studies Department at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies. She has traveled to many countries to present and lead workshops and retreats on interfaith dialogue, social justice, mindfulness in education, and spiritual practice in daily life. She is committed to embodying the truth of interconnection and invests her time putting into practice her belief...2024-01-1620 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersDharma Stories for Visibility with Grace SongAn engaging conversation with Grace about creating space for self, community, & collective inclusion for 21st Century Dharma.GUEST:Grace Song is an ordained Won Buddhist Kyomunim, meditation teacher, and advocate of interfaith dialogue. She serves as the Chair of the Won Buddhist Studies Department at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies. She has traveled to many countries to present and lead workshops and retreats on interfaith dialogue, social justice, mindfulness in education, and spiritual practice in daily life. She is committed to embodying the truth of interconnection and invests her t...2024-01-0238 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersPraises to the 21 Taras with Pema Khandro RinpochePraise to Tārā with Twenty-One Verses of Homage (Skr. Namastāraikaviṃśatistotraguṇahitasahita) is a liturgy that consists of twenty-seven verses of praise and reverence dedicated to the deity Tārā. The first twenty-one verses are at once a series of homages to the twenty-one forms of Tārā and a poetic description of her physical features, postures, and qualities. - 84000 Reading Room Chanted by Pema Khandro Rinpoche and Buddhist Studies Institute dharma friends, using the English translation and melody arranged by the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. The English tex...2023-12-2015 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersSpeaking for the Silenced with Pema Khandro RinpochePEMA KHANDRO RINPOCHE is an internationally renowned teacher and scholar of Buddhist philosophy. She is the founder of Ngakpa International and its three projects, The Buddhist Studies Institute, Dakini Mountain and the Yogic Medicine Institute. In her work as a Buddhist teacher, she is an authorized Lama and lineage holder of the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions and was enthroned to carry on the lineage of her predecessor, the first Pema Khandro, an early twentieth century yogini from Eastern Tibet. Khandro-la has led a vibrant world-wide community since 1999. Through the Buddhist Studies Institute, she...2023-12-0544 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersGuided Meditation with Rebecca LiGUEST:Dr. Rebecca Li, a Dharma heir in the lineage of Chan Master Sheng Yen, is the founder and guiding teacher of Chan Dharma Community. Her books include Allow Joy into Our Hearts: Chan Practice in Uncertain Times and the upcoming book Illumination: A Guide to the Buddhist Method of No-Method. She lives in New Jersey with her husband.Illumination: A Guide to the Buddhist Method of No-Method, clarifies the practice of "Silent Illumination," (shikantaza in the Japanese tradition) and outlines the potential "traps and snares" that are encountered on t...2023-11-2124 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersIllumination of Chan with Rebecca LiAn open, spacious conversation with Dr. Rebecca Li on her practice & teachings on Chan Buddhism and her newly released book, Illumination: A Guide to the Buddhist Method of No-Method GUEST:Dr. Rebecca Li, a Dharma heir in the lineage of Chan Master Sheng Yen, is the founder and guiding teacher of Chan Dharma Community. Her books include Allow Joy into Our Hearts: Chan Practice in Uncertain Times and the upcoming book Illumination: A Guide to the Buddhist Method of No-Method. She lives in New Jersey with her husband. 2023-11-071h 00
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersFour Elements Meditation with René RiveraGUEST:René Rivera (he/him) is a meditation teacher and restorative justice facilitator working and learning in all the spaces in-between race, gender, and other perceived binaries, as a queer Latinx trans man. René teaches heart-centered, trauma-informed meditation, as a core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center. He has co-led the first residential meditation retreats for transgender, nonbinary and gender expansive people, and offers classes and retreats for many Buddhist centers and groups. René is a restorative justice facilitator for the Ahimsa Collective, working to heal sexual and gender based violence.Fin...2023-10-1729 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersResourcing our Practice in Nature with René RiveraGUEST:René Rivera (he/him) is a meditation teacher and restorative justice facilitator working and learning in all the spaces in-between race, gender, and other perceived binaries, as a queer Latinx trans man. René teaches heart-centered, trauma-informed meditation, as a core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center. He has co-led the first residential meditation retreats for transgender, nonbinary and gender expansive people, and offers classes and retreats for many Buddhist centers and groups. René is a restorative justice facilitator for the Ahimsa Collective, working to heal sexual and gender based violence.Fin...2023-10-0333 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersMother Earth Relaxation Meditation with Joe ReillyA meditation with guidance by words and song!JOE REILLY (he, him) is a singer, songwriter, social worker, and ordained Dharma Teacher in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Joe was raised Catholic and currently studies and practices progressive Catholicism, Native American spirituality, and engaged Buddhism. Joe has been a student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh since 2004 and is often found singing and writing songs on spiritual retreats. He currently lives in Waawiyatanong/Detroit, where he co-leads the Building Beloved Community Sangha. He is of Cherokee, Choctaw, Italian, and Irish descent and identifies as...2023-09-1926 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersDharma Songs for Connection with Joe ReillyGUEST:JOE REILLY (he, him) is a singer, songwriter, social worker, and ordained Dharma Teacher in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Joe was raised Catholic and currently studies and practices progressive Catholicism, Native American spirituality, and engaged Buddhism. Joe has been a student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh since 2004 and is often found singing and writing songs on spiritual retreats. He currently lives in Waawiyatanong/Detroit, where he co-leads the Building Beloved Community Sangha. He is of Cherokee, Choctaw, Italian, and Irish descent and identifies as Native American.Connect...2023-09-0554 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersLovingkindness Meditation with Anushka FernandopulleA short, but lovingly offered, meditation from Anushka Fernandopulle. Originally offered on Dharma Seed. Anushka Fernandopulle (she/they) is on the Spirit Rock Teacher's Council and has trained for over 30 years in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in the U.S., India, and Sri Lanka. Anushka lives in San Francisco and teaches retreats and workshops around the world. They also works as a leadership coach and management consultant, influenced by a BA in anthropology and religion from Harvard and an MBA from Yale. Her teaching is informed by nature, creative arts, political engagement and modern urban...2023-08-1511 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersThe Nature of Practice & Teaching with Anushka FernandopulleGUESTAnushka Fernandopulle (she/they) is on the Spirit Rock Teacher's Council and has trained for over 30 years in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in the U.S., India, and Sri Lanka. Anushka lives in San Francisco and teaches retreats and workshops around the world. They also works as a leadership coach and management consultant, influenced by a BA in anthropology and religion from Harvard and an MBA from Yale. Her teaching is informed by nature, creative arts, political engagement and modern urban life.Connect with Anushka at:https...2023-08-0134 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersThe Voiceless Voice with Rev. Mark UnnoA multidimensional practice of hearing Dharma, chanting, and silent meditation in the Shin Buddhist tradition, offered by Rev. Mark Unno.Rev. Mark Unno is Professor of Buddhist Studies & Department Head of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon, specializing in Pure Land, Zen, and Shingon Buddhism. He is the 14th generation minister of Shin Buddhism in his family. He is also the President of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. Click to access the abbreviated Juseige Chant (Song of Praise) that Rev. Mark shares with us in this episode. Listen...2023-07-1828 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersGoing Deep with Rev. Mark UnnoREV. MARK UNNO is Professor of Buddhist Studies & Department Head of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon, specializing in Pure Land, Zen, and Shingon Buddhism. He is the 14th generation minister of Shin Buddhism in his family. He is also the President of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies.Read articles by Rev. Mark Unno at Lion's Roar Magazine onlineVisit his website for more resources---HOST LAMA KARMA YESHE CHÖDRÖN is a scholar, teacher, and translator of Ti...2023-07-0451 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersDon't Hold On To Anger with Cristina MoonA reading of a piece from the CMOON Substack Newsletter, by the author, Cristina Moon.As a strategist, author, and Chozen-ji priest, Cristina Moon works with individuals and organizations to develop the sensitivity and spiritual strength needed to lead in today’s challenging world. Cristina ordained as a Zen priest in December 2020 at Daihonzan ChInozen-ji, a Rinzai Zen temple in Hawaii in the Tenryu-ji line. Cristina publishes a Substack newsletter called CMOON, with published work appearing in Tricycle, Lion's Roar, and Buddhadharma magazines. Cristina's memoir is coming out in June 2024 with Shambhala Publications.Fin...2023-06-2010 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersI Belong Everywhere with Cristina MoonAbout Our Guest for this EpisodeAs a strategist, author, and Chozen-ji priest, Cristina Moon works with individuals and organizations to develop the sensitivity and spiritual strength needed to lead in today’s challenging world. Cristina ordained as a Zen priest in December 2020 at Daihonzan ChInozen-ji, a Rinzai Zen temple in Hawaii in the Tenryu-ji line. Cristina publishes a Substack newsletter called CMOON, with published work appearing in Tricycle, Lion's Roar, and Buddhadharma magazines. Cristina's memoir is coming out in June 2024 with Shambhala Publications.Find out more about Cristina at:2023-06-0646 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersHealing Meditation - Breathing, Relaxing & Wishing on a Star with Dr. Ava AvalosA 20 minute guided meditation and visualization on the sacred body with Dr. Ava Avalos, a Dharma teacher in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, living in Botswana. No experience necessary. The meditation is held while lying down. Get ready to let-go, breath and consider our embodied possibilities.2 Links to connect with Dr. Avalos:1. Facebook: Studies in Zen Buddhism Botswana.2. The next Africa based retreat Tshedisa Sangha Botswana is holding: : Sacred Body - Wonderful Body - Coming Home to Ourselves with Ava Avalos, MD2023-05-1619 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersWhen Action is Graced with Compassion: A Conversation with Dr. Ava AvalosSister Peace interview of Dr. Ava Avalos from the Order of Interbeing (OI) branch of the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition. BIO: Dr. Ava Avalos was ordained as a Dharma teacher in 2018, after over 20 years of study and Zen practice. She facilitates the Tshedisa Sangha in Botswana - the first African Sangha established in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh on the continent. Originally from San Diego, California, for the last 22 years she has worked as HIV/TB specialist physician and AIDS activist in Africa. In addition to clinical care, she focuses medical research on opt...2023-05-0233 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersRest Meditation with Dalila BothwellDalila Bothwell (she/her) is a Dharma practitioner in the Insight Meditation/Theravada Buddhist tradition and a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader Program. She served as Deputy Director of New York Insight Meditation Center for nearly a decade where she learned the priceless value of sangha and the role relationships play in embodying the teachings and in creating kinder human beings. With a formal education in food and nutrition, her practice meets at the intersection of physical and emotional wellbeing while being Black and queer and her love of recovery, nature, community, and justice. A native of th...2023-04-1815 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersFrank Dharma with Dalila BothwellGet to know ODA's Season 2 other new co-host, Dalila Bothwell, as she shares with Rev. Liên frank talk about what it takes to teach and stay true to their experience as queer, Black, and other social locations in predominantly white convert-Buddhist settings. Dalila Bothwell (she/her) is a Dharma practitioner in the Insight Meditation/Theravada Buddhist tradition and a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader Program. She served as Deputy Director of New York Insight Meditation Center for nearly a decade where she learned the priceless value of sangha and the role relationships play in em...2023-04-0439 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersCalm, Ease with Sister PeaceEnjoy this lovely practice, as Sister Peace walks us gently through a guided meditation to learn to pay attention to the quality of our breath so that we become anchored in the feelings of calm and ease. This guided practice is also available on the Plum Village App and on YouTube. SISTER PEACE spent five years in government work before realizing that something was missing. Feeling spiritually bereft, she began practicing at the Washington Mindfulness Community where she encountered the teachings of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Compelled by his teachings, s...2023-03-2114 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersUnmasked When We Are Together with Sister PeaceSISTER PEACE spent five years in government work before realizing that something was missing. Feeling spiritually bereft, she began practicing at the Washington Mindfulness Community where she encountered the teachings of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Compelled by his teachings, she relocated in 2006 to the Plum Village Monastery in France to deepen her mindfulness practice and where she was ordained a Buddhist nun in 2008, and received the Dharma Lamp Transmission in 2017.She has dedicated her life to bringing the practice of mindfulness to people around the world –from educators and teenagers to artists and...2023-03-0732 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersBody / Breath Meditation by Noliwe AlexanderNoliwe Alexander has been a student of Vipassana meditation for over 20 years.This is a meditation from a POC Retreat at Spirit Rock 2020You can reach her at Deep Time Liberation and Peace at Any Pace 2023-02-2133 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersPracticing to Touch Our Edges with Noliwe AlexanderNoliwe Alexander has been a student of Vipassana meditation for over 20 years. Throughout this time of deep devotion to the Dharma, Noliwe has become a dedicated practitioner, meditation teacher of various retreats and sitting groups, day-longs and class series programs. She dedicates much her BuddhaDharma practice and teachings to the BiPOC, LGBTQIA+, At Risk and Elder communities. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock's CDL4 program, EBMC's Commit 2 Dharma program in 2010 and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Teacher Training from 2017-2020. Noliwe is the co-founder of Peace At Any Pace, Inc. a non-profit organization that offers a Journey...2023-02-0755 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersLoving Our Skin: Farewell & Meditation with Kaira Jewel LingoIn the meditation, Kaira Jewel Lingo refers to the Garrison BIPOC meditation sangha which meets every Thursday at noon, run by her and Marisela Gomez. Order my book, We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons on Moving through Change, Loss and Disruption Order from Indie Bound or BookshopTo stay in touch and learn about my upcoming mindfulness teaching and events, please sign up for my e-newsletter here.My article in Lion's Roar: How Equanimity Powers LoveConnect with me:at kairajewel.com2023-01-1736 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersAttending: A New Year's Meditation with Rev. Liên ShuttHappy 2023! Enjoy this meditation to support you bring the quality of attending (my latest word for our natural access to the quality of mindfulness.The "Meditation Training" course referred to in the meditation is "Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in 4 Short Week." It's a popular and effect course taken by thousands at this point. Back in-person in SF and online for everyone else. It starts this Thursday, 1/5, 7:30 pm PT so for full info and registration, CLICK HERE.For other practices and full programming, go to AccessToZen.org or email me...2023-01-0331 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersBeing Love with Lama YesheA guided meditation invoking creative imagination to cultivate familiarity with our innate quality of being love within a space of active repose. Led by Lama Yeshe.LAMA KARMA YESHE CHÖDRÖN is a scholar, teacher, and translator of Tibetan Buddhism at Rigpe Dorje Institute at Pullahari Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal and co-founder of Prajna Fire.HOST LAMA KARMA YESHE CHÖDRÖN is a scholar, teacher, and translator of Tibetan Buddhism at Rigpe Dorje Institute at Pullahari Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal and co-founder of Prajna Fire.2022-12-2030 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersReflecting on 2022 and Transitioning to 2023Tune in as Rev. Liên and Lama Yeshe share a lively discussion of their experiences with Opening Dharma Access during 2022. They also bid farewell to Kaira Jewel Lingo as she transtions from Opening Dharma Access to other Dharma activities.Rev. Liên Shutt can be reached at: AccessToZen.orgLearn more about Kaira Jewel Lingo and her Dharma Offerings at kairajewel.com to learn more about her Dharma offerings. Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön shares the Dharma through the Prajn...2022-12-0637 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersShodaigyo Meditation for Healing with Bishop Myokei Caine-BarrettBishop Myokei Caine-Barrett chanting is part of this larger program:https://www.dropbox.com/s/0o2e4wsxdicmr1t/Shodaigyo.pdf?dl=0For the YouTube version of this chant (with about 20 minutes of silent meditation first):https://www.facebook.com/NBSTX/videos/201551801729358/___Myokei Caine-Barrett currently holds the position of Bishop of the Nichiren Shu Order of North America. She is the first woman to hold this position and the first person of African-American and Japanese descent to be fully ordained in the Nichiren Shu order. She is also the chief priest...2022-11-1528 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersYou Can Polish the Mirror of Your Life with Myokei Caine-Barret, ShoninListen in on this candid and wise interview with Myokei Caine-Barret, Shonin, as she shares about her own path of transformation and how we can all create a deeper experience of refuge for each other in the Dharma. She names the importance of sharing about race and increasing awareness in dharma spaces in the face of resistance. And how empowering it can be to leave space for listening, honoring people's unique experiences, and the importance of offering a warm welcome. She encourages us to learn from the radical hospitality in cultures of color, and describes how she used chanting...2022-11-0154 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners"A Tale of Two Healers" with Thomas Davis IVListen to this dharma story Thomas created and shared at East Bay Meditation Center in August 2022. This tale deals with our developmental struggles and aversion to what the Path is asking of us, and ends with an invitation to a new perspective about how we can engage with less entanglement. Thomas can be reached at: www.avant-dharam.com2022-10-1821 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersFusion Dharma with Thomas Davis IVA fascinating conversation with Thomas Davis IV and Rev. Liên about the possibilities of expanding the range for assessing BIPOC teachers' readiness to teach and the connections between the Dharma and the creative process.Thomas Davis IV is a Contemplative Artist based in Los Angeles who explores the connections between the principles of the Dharma, Christian Mysticism, Jazz Ethics, Art and Sciences. Thomas self-identifies as a Contemplative Artist which allows for a consistent and fluid commitment to personal authenticity; and for the exploration of emerging ideas, concepts and individual expressions of Liberation. Media: Lions Roar...2022-10-0455 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersThe Caturārakkhā, or Four-Fold Protective Contemplations, with Bhante SanathavihariIn this month's practice offering, Bhante Sanathavihari shares a chanting practice central to the novice monastic training in the Sri Lanka tradition. The Pali and English text is available here for those who want to follow along with the chant.The Caturārakkhā, or Four-Fold Protective Contemplations, consists of:(1) Buddhānussati Recollection on the Buddha(2) Mettā Loving-Kindness Meditation(3) Asubha Meditation on Impurities of the Body(4) Maraṇsati Mindfulness of deathThe contemplations in the third and fourth parts of the practice are challenging, in language, import, and emotio...2022-09-2012 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersMeeting La Familia Where They Are At with Bhante SanathavihariLos Angeles Sanathavihari Bhikkhu is a Mexican-American Theravāda monk at the Sarathchandra Buddhist Center in North Hollywood, a Sri Lankan center. He is a student of the late Dr. Bhante Punnaji, and the director of Casa De Bhavana – an outreach project to bring the Dhamma to the Spanish-speaking world. He is also the co-author of Buddhism in Ten Steps. Bhante is a U.S. Air Force veteran, has a B.A. in Religion, and is a Mindfulness researcher at Mount St. Mary University, Los Angeles, and a Graduate Student in Counseling Psychology at Mount St. Mary Univ...2022-09-0644 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersPracticing with Outbreath: A Meditation with Rev. Dana TakagiA short, guided meditation on breath with Rev. Dana TakagiDana is a retired professor of Sociology and also a zen priest. She spent 33 years teaching sociology and Asian Am history at UC Santa Cruz, she is a past president of the Association for Asian American Studies. Zen practice since 1998.2022: Sutra and Bible: an Interview with Duncan Ryūken Williams2020: Most Intimate, Ordinary Way, Recollections of Katherine Thanas (co-eds. with Eugene Bush; 2nd printing 2022)More of Dana at: https://danatakagizenlife.squarespace.com/2022-08-1610 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersA Real Take on Race & Dharma in Convert Soto Zen: Conversation with Rev. Dana TakagiCheck out this in-depth interview with Rev. Dana Takagi on being Japanese American practicing convert Soto Zen.Dana is a retired professor of Sociology and also a zen priest. She spent 33 years teaching sociology and Asian Am history at UC Santa Cruz, she is a past president of the Association for Asian American Studies. Zen practice since 1998. 2022: Sutra and Bible: an Interview with Duncan Ryūken Williams2020: Most Intimate, Ordinary Way, Recollections of Katherine Thanas (co-eds. with Eugene Bush; 2nd printing 2022)More of Dana at: https://danatakagizenlife.squarespace.com/2022-08-0253 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersSpacious Embodiment MeditationA meditation offering from Margarita LoinazShe has trained in the Tibetan and Theravada traditions. She met her root teacher Kalu Rimpoche in 1977 and is a Dzogchen student of Lama Drimed Norbu. She is a graduate of the first Community Dharma Leader’s Program at SRMC and began teaching in l997 leading the Women of Color Sitting Group in Marin City with Marlene Jones and co-organizing the first People of Color Retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in 1999. Her current teaching integrates Dzogchen practice with social justice and environmental awareness. As a physician, she served Day Laborers, the Lat...2022-07-1928 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersReceiving & Understanding: An Interview with Margarita LoinazMargarita Loinaz and Rev. Liên talks about how practice and teachings to & from BIPOCs was challenging, shifted and transformed in the SF Bay Area since they first met at the Women of Color group in 1996. Margarita Loinaz, MD has trained in the Tibetan and Theravada traditions. She met her root teacher Kalu Rimpoche in 1977 and is a Dzogchen student of Lama Drimed Norbu. She is a graduate of the first Community Dharma Leader’s Program at SRMC and began teaching in l997 leading the Women of Color Sitting Group in Marin City with Marlene Jones and co-org...2022-07-0545 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersGuided Practice: Four Immeasurables: Loving-kindness, Compassion, Joy, and EquanimityStay tuned after the meditation for Comfortable with the Fluidity of East-West, Tradition-Modernity, Dungse-la’s interview with ODA co-host Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön.DUNGSE JAMPAL NORBU is son and Dharma Heir of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche in the Mangala Shri Bhuti community. His mother is Dharma teacher Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel.Dungse la has lived and traveled extensively in Asia, but spent much of his youth in Colorado. If you were to ask Dungse la how long he has been studying the Buddhist path, he would say, “Since I was born.”When Dungse la was st...2022-06-2122 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersDungse Jampal Norbu: Comfortable with the Fluidity of East-West, Tradition-ModernityDUNGSE JAMPAL NORBU is son and Dharma Heir of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche in the Mangala Shri Bhuti community. His mother is Dharma teacher Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel.Dungse la has lived and traveled extensively in Asia, but spent much of his youth in Colorado. If you were to ask Dungse la how long he has been studying the Buddhist path, he would say, “Since I was born.”When Dungse la was still an infant, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche instructed Kongtrul Rinpoche to train Dungse la to uphold and continue Kongtrul Rinpoche’s lineage, particularly that o...2022-06-0732 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersGuided Heart Meditation: Compassion PracticeLa Sarmiento shares a meditation.2022-05-1721 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersYou Can't Touch This: A Journey towards Self-Love with La SarmientoSo many of us struggle to truly accept and understand ourselves, to find our own place of belonging and feeling at home in ourselves. In this intimate conversation between friends, La shares their powerful journey to fully loving and honoring themselves as a trans, immigrant, Filipinx, ukelele-playing dharma teacher and how they practice to transmit this dharma of radical self-acceptance, and resistance to oppression, to other BIPOC practitioners in the dharma world.To connect with La: www.lasarmiento.com, Instagram: @bodhila, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BodhiLaPhoto Credit: Suzanne Kulperger2022-05-0331 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersRelaxing Into the Present MeditationVenerable Thuần Tuệ, Abbess of Diệu Nhân Zen Monastery, shares a short meditation from a visit at Folsom Prison. For more info go to dieunhan.net2022-04-1910 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersMind to Mind Connection with Venerable Thuần TuệVenerable Thuần Tuệ, Abbess of Diệu Nhân Zen Monastery in Rescue, CA, is interviewed by Rev. Liên Shutt. They first met when Rev. Liên practiced at Trúc Lâm Zen Monastery in Đà Lạt, Vietnam in 2006-2007.We discussed happiness, Buddha Nature and relaxing into Tranquil Mind to connect to self, others and all beings.Born in Vietnam, Venerable Thuần Tuệ was ordained in 1981 by Venerable Zen Master Thích Thanh Từ, Founder of the Trúc Lâm (Bamboo Forest) Zen lineage. She practiced at Bát Nhã Zen Monastery, Viên Ch...2022-04-0537 min
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Last night he missed out on another chance to secure a match at WrestleMania. He cha...2022-03-2204 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersTonglen Meditation & Sacred Creativity with Lama YesheA guided meditation for practicing tong len, openhanded welcome, towards ourselves. Led by Lama Yeshe.HOST LAMA KARMA YESHE CHÖDRÖN is a scholar, teacher, and translator of Tibetan Buddhism at Rigpe Dorje Institute at Pullahari Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal and co-founder of Prajna Fire.Hear more about Lama Yeshe as ODA co-hosts Rev. Liên Shutt and Kaira Jewel Lingo interview her about her Dharma experiences as a practitioner and teacher of color here.In addition to Opening Dharma Access, Lama Yes...2022-03-2236 minOpening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersGetting Grounded MeditationKaira Jewel Lingo offers a guided practice. You can use this 15 minute guided meditation to help you come back to the present moment, to centre and ground yourself whenever you are feeling anxious, fearful or lost, distracted and confused.2022-03-1515 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersMeet Host Lama Karma Yeshe ChödrönLAMA KARMA YESHE CHÖDRÖN is interviewed by the other two hosts, Rev. Liên Shutt & Kaira Jewel Lingo. Find out how Tibetan Buddhism gave her a sense of belonging right from the start & how that's brought into her teachings.LAMA YESHE is a scholar, teacher, and translator of Tibetan Buddhism at Rigpe Dorje Institute at Pullahari Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal and co-founder of Prajna Fire.In addition to Opening Dharma Access, Lama Yeshe co-hosts Prajna Sparks, a podcast for listening to, contemplating, and meditating on the B...2022-03-0132 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersMeet Host Kaira Jewel LingoKaira Jewel Lingo is interviewed by the other two hosts, Rev. Liên Shutt & Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön. Find out how Plum Village Zen & North American Insight practices inform how she teaches.Find out more about Kaira Jewel at kairajewel.com2022-03-0128 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersMeet ODA Creator, Producer & Host Rev. Liên ShuttRev. Liên Shutt is interviewed by the other two hosts, Kaira Jewel Lingo & Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön. Find out how opening our awareness to differences is what transforms us. Lessons from her Soto Zen & North American Insight experiences guide her to make accessible & inclusive practices for all.Her latest offering for BIPOCs: A Lotus Rising from MudConnect with Rev. Liên at AccessToZen.org2022-03-0128 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersODA Trailer: Visions & Intentions for this PodcastThe three hosts of Opening Dharma Access (ODA), Rev. Liên Shutt, Kaira Jewel Lingo & Lama Karma Yeshe Chodron, meet and share their visions, intentions & hopes for this project.March 1st we launch the podcast with interviews of each of us so come get to know who we are. Join us on this exciting project to bring you more voices of BIPOC teachers!Thank you to the Kataly Foundation for their support of this project & Season 1 offerings!Questions? Email SuddenLeap.A2Z@gmail.comRev. L...2022-03-0113 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners(Re)Centering MeditationOpening offering from Rev. Liên Shutt of Access to Zen. Come back for our official LAUNCH on March 1st when all three hosts' interviews will be shared!2022-02-1831 minSorgatron Media Master FeedWWE Title Match, More Announced For Royal Rumble. Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com
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The new WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will defend the title at the Royal Rumble…against Bobby Lashley.
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