The Science of Happiness
Our guest uses her breath to find calm in some of Los Angeles' noisiest neighborhoods.
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La Sarmiento has been a leader of American LGBTQ and people-of-color Buddhist communities for close to a decade. I caught up with the trans, queer Filipino teacher before a silent retreat to discuss the dynamics of race and gender in a world that is typically White, cisgender and straight.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.
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Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Illuminating a path each of us can follow to a life filled with far greater racial awareness, connection, and joy. Rhonda V. Magee (M.A. Sociology, J.D.
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Mindfulness is often seen as something only useful or needed among certain populations, but the practice has no real barriers, and all populations can benefit.