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Lama Rod Owens is an American Buddhist teacher, author, and activist. Ordained in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, he is known for integrating Buddhist practice with social justice, trauma healing, and Black liberation.
Known for: Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger
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Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger
In this powerful work, Lama Rod Owens explores the transformative potential of anger as a path toward liberation and healing. Drawing from his background in Tibetan Buddhism, Black liberation thought, and personal experience, he guides readers to confront and work skillfully with rage, turning it into a force for compassion, justice, and spiritual awakening.
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Personal Context: Rage Within Identity and Experience
Before we can speak of anger as a path, we must speak of the body that feels it. My own journey began with the recognition that rage was not just personal—it was historical and systemic. As a Black man raised in America, my body carries generations of suppressed grief, humiliation, and defense. As a...
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Defining Anger and Rage: Two Faces of the Same Fire
Many of us confuse anger and rage, yet they move differently within us. Anger arises as a direct emotional response to conditions—it tells us something is off, that our boundaries or values are being violated. Rage, though, runs deeper. It is the accumulated, often collective energy of generations s...
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About Lama Rod Owens
Lama Rod Owens is an American Buddhist teacher, author, and activist. Ordained in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, he is known for integrating Buddhist practice with social justice, trauma healing, and Black liberation. He co-authored 'Radical Dharma' and teaches internationally on love, rage, ...
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Lama Rod Owens is an American Buddhist teacher, author, and activist. Ordained in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, he is known for integrating Buddhist practice with social justice, trauma healing, and Black liberation. He co-authored 'Radical Dharma' and teaches internationally on love, rage, ...
Lama Rod Owens is an American Buddhist teacher, author, and activist. Ordained in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, he is known for integrating Buddhist practice with social justice, trauma healing, and Black liberation. He co-authored 'Radical Dharma' and teaches internationally on love, rage, and transformation.
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Lama Rod Owens is an American Buddhist teacher, author, and activist. Ordained in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, he is known for integrating Buddhist practice with social justice, trauma healing, and Black liberation.
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