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by Lama Rangdrol
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Dear Friends, Due to the lack of publications on Buddhism and the African American experience, I have established this unique collection of writings. I am also developing other writings and a general reading list for everyone else. It will soon be available. Thanks for your patience. Lama Rangdrol Click images or titles for individual descriptions of books currently available:
Black Buddha • Diversity is Dead (Poems) • White Buddha 108 Buddhist Contemplations for African American Men Meditation Journal for African Americans • ABC's of Liberating Black Anger Staying Alive: African Americans Christians and Asian American Buddhists in Frontier America Available January 22th, 2007: Traitors, Converts, and Heathens Email: Share Your Thoughts all books at-a-glance Return to Homepage
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In his 2000 ground-breaking work, Black Buddha, Lama Choyin Rangdrol pioneered the exploration of the racial divide in “American Buddhism” by championing diversity at a time when white sanghas didn’t question the absence of people of color. Since then, Black Buddha has been reviewed as a dharma classic by Buddhadharma Magazine, and Lama Choyin Rangdrol has continued to teach internationally, drawing on his personal observations to better reveal the nature of the obstruction we call racism in America. In this concise essay Lama Rangdrol discuses the most asked questions about black people and Buddhism in America, including their connection to India. Recommended for: American Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Bookstores, African American Studies, Comparative Ethnic Studies, Religious Studies, Race Relations Study, Diversity Training, Sociology, Psychology, Asian Studies, Dalit/Caste India Study, Peace Studies, Non-Violence, and American Culture Studies. Paperback 6"x9", 40 pages - $10.95 PDF Download - $5.62 Availability: Buy it Now __________________________________________________________________________________________
"After many years of study and practice I came to the realization that people of color were marginalized within American Buddhism. I found this to be true for some more than others. I believe that until Buddhism in America is equally accessible for all, diversity is a work in progress that is currently unable to deliver what it purports to be. In particular, these poems give voice to my determination to validate the experiences of black men and their families who are looking for a place to call home in the American Buddhist experience." Lama Rangdrol Recommended for: African American Studies, Diversity training, American Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Bookstores, Comparative Ethnic Studies, American Poetry Studies, and Race Relations Resources. Paperback 6"x9", 60 pages - $12.95 PDF Download - $7.22
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These contemplations are for African American men interested in exploring Buddhist ideas as a way of finding personal peace. Each contemplation stands alone as a rule to live by, but together they can open your mind to the path of enlightenment. Recommended for: Men's Groups, Anger Management Groups, African American Studies, Comparative Ethnic Studies, Personal Study, Buddhist Diversity Groups, Family Counseling Support, Religions Studies, and Motivational Speakers/Conferences.
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"Staying Alive: Side by Side" explores the historical significance of the co-emergence of freed African slaves and Asian immigrant labor on the Western Frontier. While whites debated which ethnic group was lower or less amenable to white society, Asians and African Americans carved out communities and developed different strategies for survival. Often pitted against one another over resources and legal rights, a division was created between the communities that has had lasting impact on the way they view one another spiritually. Staying Alive navigates this historical territory while offering insight on how to create a unified future of mutual respect. Recommended for: Asian Studies, African American Studies, Comparative Ethnic Studies, American History, Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Bookstores, Diversity Training, Engaged Buddhist Practitioners, Buddhist Organizational, Business, and Development Studies. Paperback 6"x9", Saddle Stitch, 11 pages - $7.95 PDF Download - $2.94
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What's a compassionate practitioner to do when faced by the lack of diversity in their own sangha? While benefiting materially from the institution of prejudice, white practitioners sometimes suffer from the guilt of the injustice it is based on. This essay explores the dilemma faced by sincere practitioners who want to change, and offers questions every sangha in America should reflect upon when considering the diversity and outreach of its programs. Recommended for: American Buddhists Study, Buddhist Bookstores, Race Relations Study, White Culture Study, Ethnic Studies, Diversity Training, Religious Studies, Non-Violence Studies, Engaged Buddhist Practitioners, Buddhist Organizational, Business, and Development Studies. Paperback 6"x9", 40 pages - $9.95 PDF Download - $4.62
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"One of the biggest obstacles of my Buddhist practice was my anger. As a black man there was so much to be angry about, yet at some point I had to grapple with it. I could not both hold on to my anger and achieve liberation. Because many of my students also enter into the Dharma stream wounded and heartbroken, I wanted to offer a series of meditations to help them emancipate themselves from the slave master of anger. I offer these to the black community as a whole, for we cannot have liberation without doing this very personal work." Lama Rangdrol Recommended for: Anger Management Groups, African American Studies, Personal Study, Ethnic Studies, Buddhist Studies, Youth and Young Adult Programs, Community Development Programs, and Diversity Training. Paperback 6"x9", 57 pages - $11.95 PDF Download - $6.06
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This journal, with meditations by Lama Rangdrol lightly inscribed on every other blank page, provides a space to explore the unique issues faced by African American practitioners of dharma in the West. The liberative meditations excavate the cause of suffering, and provide a healing message of transcendent joy. Create your own private retreat in your mind, guided by the insights of a practitioner who transformed the maladies of his youth into an inspirational life of peace as a Buddhist lama. Recommended for: African American Retreatants, African American Studies, Buddhist Studies/Diversity, Comparative Ethnic Studies, Buddhist Bookstores, American Buddhist Organizational, Business, and Development Management. Paperback 6"x9", Coil Bound, 82 pages - $10.95 PDF Download - $4.66
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Traitors, Converts, and Heathens is a collection of Lama Rangdrol's three essays (Black Buddha, White Buddha, and Staying Alive) that investigate the ground of racism, from the enslavement of African-Americans, to the burning of Asian-American communities in the Western frontier, and the resultant guilt and shame of white practitioners who are looking for a way to include and support all human beings regardless of ideas of race or class. Like much of his work to date, Traitors, Converts, & Heathens is a refreshingly unapologetic look at the uglier side of dharma in America. But the guiding message is one of hope, of healing, and ultimately liberation from ideas that impede our realization of true equanimity and peace in the world. Hardcover 6"x9", 55 pages - $21.95 Paperback 6"x9", 55 pages - $16.95 PDF Download - $10.83
Availability: January 22, 2007
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