“In this taut, fearless, and well-argued manifesto, Larry Ward offers us a deeply insightful analysis of America’s racial karma—of how it operates individually and collectively—and how it can be worked with and transformed. Drawing on Buddhist psychology, trauma theory, neuroscience, and years of practice … the result is a searing, liberative, and tender work—a book that is both urgent and necessary.”
— Jan Willis, author of Dharma Matters: Women, Race, and Tantra
Dr. Larry Ward is a senior teacher in Buddhist Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition, the author of the book America’s Racial Karma, and co-author with his wife, Peggy, of Love’s Garden: A Guide To Mindful Relationships.
Dr. Ward brings forty years of international experience in organizational change and local community renewal to his work at the Lotus Institute. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies with an emphasis on Buddhism and the neuroscience of meditation, and has trained at the Trauma Resource Institute. Dr. Ward and I talk about humanity’s greatest weakness, importance of intergenerational retreats, learning from our teachers, the impact of fragrance as a teaching metaphor and so much more.
Visit Dr. Larry Ward at thelotusinstitute.org | IG: @thelotus_institute
Episode Show Notes
Works by Dr. Larry Ward
- America’s Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal
- Love’s Garden: A Guide to Mindful Relationships (co-authored with Dr. Peggy Ward)
Resources & People Mentioned
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- The Sickness Unto Death by Soren Kierkegaard
- Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Ecumenical Institute
- Pablo Neruda
- Margaret Wheatley
- Thich Nhat Hahn
- Peggy Ward
- Margaret Mead
Drink Recommended
- Mango Juice
Photo provided by thelotusinstitue.org
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