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From Radical Dharma to All About Love, a Look at Queer Black Buddhist Perspectives on Spiritual Practice in Contemporary Texts

By Chintan Girish Modi — 2020

Several queer Black Buddhist authors have showed me how spiritual practice can be a liberating force in the face of challenges as huge as racism, sexism and queerphobia.

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On Blackness and Belonging in America

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What Black Joy Means—and Why It’s More Important Than Ever

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What ‘Black Joy’ Means and How It Grew

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Black History Month and the Celebration of Black Joy

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A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez

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Meet the Black Creatives Inspiring Black Joy Through Art

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We Always Have Joy

The sun doesn’t stop shining just because there are clouds in the sky. Our buddhanature is always present and available, even when life gets difficult.

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

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Inspiration and Joy Amidst Suffering and Loss

As Buddhist teaching says, suffering has the potential to deepen our compassion and understanding of the human condition. And in so doing, it can lead us to even greater faith, joy and well-being.

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