Immediate, illuminating, and hopeful- this is the key set of talks given by leading Zen Buddhist teacher Larry Ward, PhD, on breaking America's cycle of racial trauma.
Dr. Larry Ward (pronouns he/him) is the author of the book America's Racial Karma- An Invitation to Heal, and coauthor with his wife Dr. Peggy Rowe-Ward of Love's Garden- A Guide To Mindful Relationships. Dr. Ward brings twenty-five years of international experience in organizational change and local community renewal to his work as director of the Lotus Institute and as an advisor to the Executive Mind Leadership Institute at the Drucker School of Management. He holds a PhD in religious studies with an emphasis on Buddhism and the neuroscience of meditation. Ordained by Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh in the Plum Village tradition of Engaged Buddhism with the Dharma name True Great Sound, Dr. Ward is a knowledgeable, charismatic, and inspirational teacher, offering insights with personal stories and resounding clarity that express his Dharma name.
“In this taut, fearless, and well-argued manifesto, Larry Ward
offers us a deeply insightful analysis of America’s racial karma—of
how it operates individually and collectively—and how it can be
worked with and transformed. Drawing on Buddhist psychology, trauma
theory, neuroscience, and years of practice … the result is a
searing, liberative, and tender work—a book that is both urgent and
necessary.”
—Jan Willis, author of Dharma Matters: Women, Race, and Tantra
“America's Racial Karma rehydrates our weary bodies for the
monumental journey ahead: redefining what it means to be human.
Welcome medicine for today's generation of decolonial, spirit-led
seekers and activists.”
— Katie Loncke, codirector of the Buddhist Peace
Fellowship
“Larry Ward brings to bear his decades of experience as a spiritual
guide to instruct us on locating the seeds of racialization within
us all, confronting those seeds, and pressing forward in the
realization of Beloved Community. Brimming with wisdom, Ward
engages the reader directly, showing us how to recognize the other
in ourselves and huild a society of belonging.”
—john a. powell, director of the Othering and Belonging Institute
and author of Racing to Justice
“America's Racial Karma doesn't just add to the essential
conversation around race, racialization, and discrimination, but
rather redefines the very conversation itself from the inside out.
A book to treasure and to read many times over.”
—Brother Phap Hai, senior Dharma teacher in the lineage of Zen
Master Thich Nhat Hanh and author of Nothing to It
“Having sat with this teacher at Deer Park Monastery, I know his
teachings, first-hand, to have come from his humble, dedicated,
devoted, long and steady practice. His teachings are wise, clear,
heartfelt, and based on his own authentic transformative experience
of being a Black man and one who also holds a high and honored
Dharma seat in Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's lineage. This jewel of
a book is sure to be a classic among those who are serious about
awakening.”
—Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, author of The Deepest Peace
“Rich in practice in the Plum Village Buddhist tradition, poetry,
and history, America’s Racial Karma is a must-read book to
understand the individual and collective legacy of our racial karma
and to walk the long path toward reconciliation and awakening.”
—Valerie Brown, coauthor of Healing Our Way Home and The Mindful
School Leader
“Accessible to those experienced in meditation practices and
beginners alike, Larry Ward offers us a way to bring clear
intention and compassionate action to our path of racial healing
with concrete practices to help us come back again and again
to healing ever-deeper layers of our embodied, psychological racial
traumas. America’s Racial Karma is a refuge for today and
future generations.”
—Marisela B. Gomez, MD/PhD, coauthor of Healing Our Way Home and
author of Race, Class, Power, and Organizing in East Baltimore
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