Redefining sainthood as a deep care for ourselves and others, Lama Rod Owens and Raghu discuss reclaiming our sacredness and our identity.
Check out Lama Rod’s book, The New Saints, to learn more about becoming a spiritual warrior.
Within this episode, Raghu and Lama Rod discuss:
- Healing through music and other mystical experiences
- Lama Rod Owens’ college experience and getting into activism
Re-framing our relationship to religion - The freedom to be our most authentic selves
- Owning our own identity and sacredness
- Community and collective as the hero we all need
- The apocalypse as an unveiling of the truth
- Creating a culture of care and prioritizing well-being
- Disrupting habitual reactivity and transforming our responsiveness
- Loneliness on the spiritual path
“I think that the most important spiritual practice is care, compassion love; I think that’s the common expression across many paths. A saint is defined by the depth of their care for others.” – Lama Rod Owens
About Lama Rod Owens:
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 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. A leading voice in a new generation of Buddhist teachers with over 11 years of experience, Lama Rod is highly respected among his peers and the communities that he serves. From these intersections, he creates a platform that’s very natural, engaging, and inclusive. Check out Lama Rod’s most recent publication, The New Saints and his podcast on the Be Here Now Network, The Spirit Underground.
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