Resources
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Interested in learning more about Lama Rod's teachings and finding ways to support your meditation practice? Check out his curated collection of talks, meditations, podcasts, articles, and more below.
The New Saints
Learn more about the teachings and context behind Lama Rod's new book, The New Saints.Â
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Longing for Freedom
Tune in for a conversation with Tara Brach and Lama Rod Owens on how an authentic path of liberation must include the often unexamined layers of our personal and societal existence.
Intimate Connections
Lama Rod and Queen Jackie A talk about all things The New Saints, (including about BDSM)!
Becoming a New Saint
On this IG Live with Wambui and Lama Rod, they explore the path of emerging as warriors from our borken hearts.
Meditations & Talks
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Love, Power, and Liberation
Angela Davis, Lama Rod and Prentis Hemphill reflect on our current political moment after the November 2024 U.S. elections, and why a response grounded in a radical vision for the future and a commitment to collective liberation is more critical than ever.
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Practicing Radical Acceptance
In this short video, Lama Rod Owens explores radical acceptance as a practice of getting to the essence of reality itself to experience ultimate freedom.Â
Teaching for Uncertain Times
In a video series by Tricycle, Lama Rod speaks about the power that comes from honoring our different identities.
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Medicine BuddhaÂ
This online weekly Monday gathering is for anyone interested Medicine Buddha practices. Click below to access the ongoing materials and resources from his Medicine Buddha gatherings.
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Love and Rage Talk
How can we deal with intense emotions, be embodied, and what does this have to do with the Buddhist practice for the liberation of all beings?Â
In English with German translation. Recording of the April 24, 2023 virtual talk hosted by Akazienzendo Berlin.
Articles
"Woman Hold My Hand"
Read on the Harvard Divinity Bulletin about Lama Rod's experience of visualizing Tara as a swift one, mother, liberator, and womanist.
"Lama Rod describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. He wants to free you from suffering"
Learn more about Lama Rod's work featured in Associated Press.
"Finding Enlightenment through Sitting with Discomfort"
Lama Rod's CNN interview explores why mindfulness is radical and how it can improve our lives.
Playlists
Love and Rage
"Love and Rage is a love song to my anger. Anger and love can exist together. Matter of fact, this love song is a duet between anger and love. Part of this duet means singing about the practice of love for ourselves and the love of wanting others to be happy. Listen to my curated playlist as you read my book." -- Lama Rod
The Love and Rage Self-Guided Course is now available! Click here to register (and/or gift to a friend)!
Free Radicals
Enjoy the playlists highlighting tunes from the monthly Free Radicals online gatherings, which are open to all and by donation.
Missed a live session? Watch the recordings of Free Radicals in the Lama Library when you join as a Fierce Ones member of Lama Rod's Learning & Practice Community.
Podcasts
Dharma teachers Spring Washam and Lama Rod Owens talk about their unique approach to inner and outer liberation that incorporates Buddhist-based meditation practices, healing with plant-based medicine and Indigenous wisdom, Liberation Theology, and reconnecting to our ancestral knowledge. Learn what it means to be a spiritual abolitionist and discover the tools for disrupting internalized oppression and accelerating our personal and collective evolution.
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Lama Rod is featured in an episode of Duncan Trussel Family Hour.
Listen HereBlog
Check out Lama Rod's latest featured blog posts below. To access the full blog, click here.
Become a Member
Looking for more resources and ways to consistently engage with Lama Rod's teachings?
Lama Rod launched a Learning & Practice Community which includes:
- Real time reflections by Lama Rod
- Monthly Live Q&A with Lama Rod
- Discounts to Lama Rod's courses and events
- Access to an online community discussion forum
...and much more!
