Abrahamic Mysticism: A Shared Heritage
A history of the weaving of Jewish, Christian and Islamic Mysticism
Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. An international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School with a focus on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice. Author of The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors and Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger and co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation, his teachings center on freedom, self-expression, and radical self-care. Highly sought after for talks, retreats, and workshops, his mission is showing you how to heal and free yourself.
“Burning Monk” painting by Marc van Rooijen
Topics
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 2:34 – Global Wars
- 6:29 – Self-Care at the End of the World
- 8:57 – Fierce Compassion
- 14:45 – Ma Tara
- 20:59 – New Saints
- 28:03 – Evangelism and Bodhisattva
- 41:05 – Do We Need Modern-Day Saints?
- 45:05 – Inclusivity
- 48:49 – Secular Buddhism and Liberation
- 55:29 – Prayer
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Using Buddhist teaching to deal with grief during the poly-crisis
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The problem with our "civilized" and compartmentalized ways of thinking, which is fragmented.
#57 The Alchemy of Love
A captivating conversation into divine and personal love with two modern-day mystics
More Distant than the Stars and Nearer than the Eye
Exploring the commonness of mystical experience in Sufism and Hindu bhakti-marga
The Fullness of the Ground
An inviting guide to nondual awakening that is fully embodied, deeply connected, and available in every moment
Love Is Everything
A discussion on Andrew's new book 'Love is Everything', his compilation of the mystical writings of Hadewijch of Antwerp