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Buddhist Books by and for People of Color

by Lion's Roar Staff| January 21, 2020

Buddhist Books by and for People of Color

Can you recommend some Buddhist books by and for people of color? We answer your questions about Buddhism and meditation.

Noble Black Manhood: A New Rite of Passage

by Pamela Ayo Yetunde| September 5, 2019

Noble Black Manhood: A New Rite of Passage

Diversity is more than just representation. It’s about really meeting the needs of different communities. Pamela Ayo Yetunde suggests how Buddhism can address the mass incarceration of young black men and its terrible costs.

The Invisible Majority

by Chenxing Han| September 5, 2019

The Invisible Majority

The vast majority of American Buddhists are of Asian heritage, yet they are too often ignored, mispresented, and even looked down upon. Chenxing Han offers four ways we can start to heal American Buddhism.

The Healing Practice of Cultural Humility

by Charlene Leung| July 16, 2018

The Healing Practice of Cultural Humility

Charlene Leung discusses the importance of using Buddhist practice to become aware of our biases and develop cultural humility.

“How to Wake Up” author Toni Bernhard on the self as “Ever-Shifting Flow”

by Toni Bernhard| October 3, 2013

“How to Wake Up” author Toni Bernhard on the self as “Ever-Shifting Flow”

Toni Bernhard sheds light on how easily we attach to ideas of ourselves, when these are really nothing more than just that: ideas.

“Buddhism” – What’s in a name?

by Rod Meade Sperry| October 13, 2009

“Buddhism” – What’s in a name?

How do people’s conceptions of Buddhism – “right,” “wrong,” or in-between; others’ or their own – affect Buddhists themselves?

Jaed Muncharoen Coffin: On the dukkha of bi-racial identity

by Jaed Muncharoen Coffin| June 18, 2009

Jaed Muncharoen Coffin: On the dukkha of bi-racial identity

Jaed Muncharoen Coffin, author of A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants, explores with us the dukkha of bi-racial identity.

Rebel’s Dilemma

by bell hooks| November 1, 1998

Rebel’s Dilemma

From childhood on I have had to struggle to break from the impositions of images that don’t represent me accurately or well.

Queer Spirituality

by Peter Sweasey| March 1, 1998

Queer Spirituality

Peter Sweasey discusses sexual identity as help and hindrance on the path towards spiritual discovery.

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