S1, Ep6: Men & Patriarchy feat. Lama Rod Owens and Kosen Greg Snyder (2018)

The Awaken Podcast - Buddhist Teachings, Social Justice, and Today's World

In Summer 2016, Lama Rod and Greg led a retreat for men entitled "Undoing Patriarchy & Unveiling the Sacred Masculine". Over two days, they facilitated conversations with the 50 attendees about men, patriarchy, and masculinity from both the everyday and spiritual perspectives. Having been there, I (Ravi) was transformed by the experience and, to this day, consider it one of the turning points of my life. This conversation took place in 2018 and reflects on the inner work and the broader movement that has taken shape over the past few years. This episode was part of the original Awaken App conversations, recorded in 2018.

Lama Rod Owens is an author, activist, and authorized Lama (Buddhist Teacher) in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism and is considered one of the leaders of his generation of Buddhist teachers. He holds a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School, is co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation and co-founder of Bhumisparsha, a Buddhist tantric practice and study community. Published in Buddhadharma, Lion’s Roar, Tricycle and The Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Lama Rod's next book, Love & Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger, was recently released - get it anywhere books are sold!

Where to find Lama Rod Owens online:

Website: https://www.lamarod.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lamarod1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lamarod/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamarodowens/?hl=en

Books:

Love and Rage - The Path to Liberation Through Anger / https://bookshop.org/books/love-and-rage-the-path-of-liberation-through-anger-9781623174095/9781623174095

Radical Dharma - Talking Race, Love and Liberation / https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Dharma-Talking-Race-Liberation/dp/1623170982

Kosen Gregory Snyder is the Senior Director and Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at Union Theological Seminary, where he oversees the Master of Divinity degree program in Buddhism and Interreligious Engagement as well as the Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism. Professor Snyder is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest and dharma-transmitted teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He co-founded and is currently the senior resident priest at the Brooklyn Zen Center and Ancestral Heart Zen Monastery in Millerton, NY. He is one of the founders of the Buddhist Action Coalition, whose mission is to organize and inspire compassionate Buddhist initiatives in advancing social, economic, and environmental justice through advocacy and nonviolent direct action.

Where you can find Kosen:

https://utsnyc.edu/faculty/greg-snyder/

https://brooklynzen.org/about/head-teacher/