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angel Kyodo williams



angel Kyodo williams is an American Zen Buddhist priest, writer, activist, wisdom teacher, and social change leader. One of the world’s only female Zen teachers of African descent, she is the author of multiple books and is the founder of Transformative Change—a community dedicated to practicing more sustainable approaches to peace, justice, and progressive social healing.

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Neurodiversity, Trauma, and “Coming Out,” with Rev angel Kyodo williams and Jenara Nerenberg

In this deeply intimate conversation between the Reverend angel Kyodo williams and journalist Jenara Nerenberg, personal and universal truths are shared, diving into the gifts of having a sensitive nature, the challenge of society’s conception of “normal,” and how all of these themes...

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angel Kyodo williams
2020
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Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace

There truly is an art to being here in this world, and like any art, it can be mastered. In this elegant, practical book, Angel Kyodo Williams combines the universal wisdom of Buddhism with an inspirational call for self-acceptance and community empowerment.

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angel Kyodo williams
2002
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Love Everyone: A Guide for Spiritual Activists

Real political change must be spiritual. Real spiritual practice has to be political. Buddhist teachers Sharon Salzberg and Rev. angel Kyodo williams on how we can bring the two worlds together to build a more just and compassionate society.

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Sharon Salzberg, angel Kyodo williams
2019
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FindCenter Quotes ImageWithout inner change there can be no outer change. Without collective change, no change matters.

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Ep. 9 Radical Dharma with Rev. angel Kyodo williams

Rev. angel Kyodo williams joins Ethan for a conversation around practicing radical Dharma, waking up to our privilege and bias, and finding opportunity for institutional change in our toxic political climate.

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The Road Home with Ethan Nichtern
2018
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Rev. angel Kyodo williams—Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation

ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS - Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation. Thrust into the Western socioeconomic framework that puts profit above all, coupled with a desire to perpetuate institutional existence, the Dharma has become beholden to commodification as inescapable and de rigueur.

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angel Kyodo williams
2018
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Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation

Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communities in particular, this urgent call to action outlines a new dharma that takes into account the ways that racism and privilege prevent our collective...

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angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, Jasmine Syedullah
2016
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FindCenter Quotes ImageWe simply cannot engage with either the ills or promises of society if we continue to turn a blind eye to the egregious and willful ignorance that enables us to still not ‘get it’ in so many ways.

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The Rev. angel Kyodo williams to Champion Liberation from Racism in Interfaith Lecture

The Rev. angel Kyodo williams believes that addressing racism in the United States can lead to the sense of belonging the American dream promised, but never fully delivered on.

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Chris Clements
2019
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Unlearning the Ways of the System

“Unlearning the ways of the system means routing out the domination, aggression and violence we have internalized into our own lives, which are dulling our minds and stopping our ears.”

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angel Kyodo williams
2019
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