At the first-ever gathering of Buddhist teachers of black African descent, held at New York’s Union Theological Seminary, two panels of leading Buddhist teachers took questions about what it means to be a black Buddhist in America today.
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Radical Dharma: Emergence Magazine Interview
In this in-depth interview with Emergence Magazine, Reverend angel Kyodo Williams reflects on our widespread crisis of story, the failure of institutional religions to offer a new way forward, and her philosophy of Radical Dharma—a path to individual and collective liberation.
Black Queer Buddhist Teacher Leading An Awakening
Rev. angel Kyodo Williams doesn’t like stereotypes. That’s not entirely surprising, since she also seems to enjoy shattering them. She’s a black queer woman in an American Buddhist tradition often steered by white men; a Buddhist operating in activist circles of mostly Christians and Jews; a leader of the Religious Left who doesn’t use the word “God.”
An Unprecedented Opportunity
When I previously interviewed Rev. angel, for the January 2014 issue of The MOON, I was taken with several of her statements. “The only way the world is going to change the way we want it to, is for us to show up in that same way,” she said. “If we want sustainability in the world, we have to live in sustainable ways. If we want peace in the world, we have to live in peaceful ways. If we want justice in the world, we have to be just in all our dealings.”
Inhabiting Multiple Spaces
Zen teacher angel Kyodo Williams and meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg will discuss challenging questions about the relationship between the personal and social transformation.
Beyond Privilege: a Q&A with angel Kyodo williams
I’m a New Yorker. I lived in Fort Greene and had a little sitting group, an offshoot of my main practice home of Village Zendo.
15 Years Later: American Buddhism & Diversity
When Being Black came out in 2000, I was chagrined by what I had done.
Self-care For Activists
Zen teacher, activist, and author of Being Black and Radical Dharma Rev. angel Kyodo williams describes how nurturing a sense of inner well-being results in outward action that doesn’t feel like struggle.
Threading Anger Through Love — Interview with Omega
Rev. angel helps us understand that we don’t have ‘personal’ experiences because we’re all connected