{"title":"Books by Lama Rod Owens","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781649630001","title":"The New Saints","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Buddhist Lama and intersectional thought leader shares a guide for those who would dream a more just, ethical world into being.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaints, spiritual warriors, bodhisattvas, tzaddikim—no matter how they are named in a given tradition, they all share a profound wish to free others from suffering. Saints are not unattainable beings of stained glass or carved stone. “Saints are ordinary and human, doing things any person can learn to do,” teaches Lama Rod Owens. “Our era calls for saints who are from this time and place, speak the language of this moment, and integrate both social and spiritual liberation. I believe we all can and must become New Saints.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe New Saints\u003c\/i\u003e, Lama Rod shares a guidebook for becoming an effective agent of justice, peace, and change. Combining personal stories, traditional teachings, and instructions for contemplative and somatic practices, he shares inspiring resources for self-exploration and wise action. Each chapter reinforces the truth of our interdependency—allowing us to be of service to the collective well-being, access the unseen realms of divine guidance and strength, and call on the support of the countless beings who share our struggles and hopes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe status quo of our society is crumbling, and rightly so. But what future will emerge to replace it? “There’s nothing like crisis to wake us up and force us to get serious about change,” says Lama Rod. “Ancient, powerful magic is returning. With the end of the lies of the old world comes the awakening of truth.” For those who have the willingness to allow our hearts to break, disrupt systems of violence, and let deep, authentic care guide our actions instead of fear and hate, here is a clarion call for becoming a spiritual warrior—a human refreshed, serving a vision of a world shaped by love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301824409973,"sku":"9781649630001","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781649630001_977a2ad0-7bcc-449f-8ee1-c3367734086f.jpg?v=1786024595"},{"product_id":"9781623170981","title":"Radical Dharma","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWithout inner change, there can be no outer change. Without collective change, no change matters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe groundbreaking classic for engaged Buddhists and anyone ready to bridge the gap between inner work and outer practice—a powerful blueprint for collective liberation written in the Black prophetic tradition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAuthors Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, and Dr. Jasmine Syedullah, PhD, unflinchingly show us that it’s long past time to step beyond the comforts of “good behavior” Buddhism…and that the time is now to step up and embody a truer Dharma rooted in love, justice, and power. A modern spiritual classic and fierce call to action, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadical Dharma \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis also a dynamic and deeply moving volume of essays and dialogues that will help you:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnite your inner and outer paths:\u003c\/b\u003e How deep personal healing and systemic social transformation are intertwined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnderstand and confront white supremacy \u003c\/b\u003ein your sangha or community: Why it’s essential to interrogate the “mind of whiteness” and lean courageously into discomfort, truth, and necessary reckonings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShow up to your spiritual practice as your whole self:\u003c\/b\u003e How to celebrate and affirm intersectional, queer, and Black identity, even (and especially) if you don’t see yourself reflected in your sangha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSee spiritual work as justice work: \u003c\/b\u003eHow to uplift and live the Dharma as teachings that transcend color, class, and caste\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince its publication in 2016, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadical Dharma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e has ushered in essential conversations about race, love, and liberation—and ignited dialogue that’s broken out far beyond the American Buddhism and meditation worlds into our national collective movements. Offering their own histories and experiences, williams, Owens, and Syedullah forge a path toward an end to suffering and recast the concepts of engaged spirituality, social transformation, inclusiveness, and healing.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302137868661,"sku":"9781623170981","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781623170981_9fd5166b-c5f8-431c-8653-018c03ce6631.jpg?v=1786023315"},{"product_id":"9781623174095","title":"Love and Rage","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger into a force for liberation?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhite supremacy in the United States has long necessitated that Black rage be suppressed, repressed, or denied, often as a means of survival, a literal matter of life and death. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove and Rage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Lama Rod Owens, coauthor of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadical Dharma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, shows how this unmetabolized anger--and the grief, hurt, and transhistorical trauma beneath it--needs to be explored, respected, and fully embodied to heal from heartbreak and walk the path of liberation. This is not a book about bypassing anger to focus on happiness, or a road map for using spirituality to transform the nature of rage into something else. 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