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"Rangdrol’s Rainbow Dharma was created to be a tool of intentional inclusion in American Buddhism." Racial Diversity in Buddhism in the U.S., Kate Dugan & Hilary Bogert, Pluralism Project at Harvard University, August 2006
Aloha 'Ohana,
I had been told by friends who had met Lama Choyin Rangdrol that we were in for a real treat this Tuesday morning. Treat is not the word for the beautiful being who shared his story and his being with us this morning. We were all truly blessed. I will ask him to come to the 'Ohana again soon. For me WOW, what a morning........... Charlie, 'Ohana Connection, Hawaii, February 2007
"I believe it is through work by people of color within faith groups that more positive racial change most often comes about. And this change helps those of us who are European American to regain our humanity. I wish you the best in your mission. Jeff Hitchcock, Executive Director Center for the Study of White American Culture" Jeff Hitchcock, Executive Director Center for the Study of White American Culture
"Rainbow Dharma - This site was established to provide a welcoming environment for Buddhist people of color and to promote Buddhist approaches to racial, religious,and economic healing." The North Star, A Journal of African American Religious History,
Volume 3, Number 2, Spring 2000, Vassar College.
"Many thanks to you for boldly raising these issues. I hope that in my life and work I shall be able to contribute so meaningfully to this dialog." Justin Whitaker, MA candidate in Buddhist Studies, University of Bristol, UK, 2005.
"Rainbowdharma describes the necessity of stretching beyond labels. Our country of origin, race, culture, social status, and gender simply attaches us to a label. Through faith, we can cast the attachment to these concepts aside and begin our journey. From this perspective, Buddhism is not a specific path or tradition, it is the process that awakens the heart to compassion." Stephanie Anagnoson, M.T.S. (Master's in Theological Studies), Harvard Divinity School
"Great
Website! What I found interesting are the pieces that connect
Buddhism, people of color, and social activism. Being a Buddhist
woman of color living in Maine, I hunger for information about
these issues." June
Thornton-Marsh, LCSW Multicultural Counselor, Colby College,
Maine.
"Another good site is Choyin Rangdrol's Rainbow Dharma, which includes teachings for People of Color, essays explaining why dialogue between white and black Buddhists is necessary." Tricycle Magazine, Tricycle Blog,2004.
"If
we don't initiate change, Buddhism in America will cultivate
racism unintentionally. The past cannot be changed. However,
if we do not begin to work on change, we will promote cultural
separation." Ralph
Mitchell Steel, Dharma Teacher, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
"You
honor us all with providing a forum through which we may tell
our collective stories." L.
Saxxon, African American Buddhist, San Francisco Bay Area, California
Since 1996 
