Lama Rod Owens: Finding Our Way Home Through the Body

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Lama Rod Owens is an author, activist, and fully trained lama of the Vajrayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. With Sounds True, he is presenting during the upcoming Wisdom of the Body Summit, an online event devoted to tuning into the natural intuition and awareness of our physical forms. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Lama Rod about the basics of Vajrayana and how its practices can be applied to modern life. Tami asks Lama Rod how his identity as an African-American, queer man informs his practice and teachings. In turn, Lama Rod comments on how spiritual teachings should meet people where they actually live and those parts of the Tantric tradition that he had to leave behind. Finally, Lama Rod explains how Vajrayana brings you into greater harmony with the body, as well as why love and anger aren't the polar opposites you might assume.(63 minutes)

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True.
0:04.0	My name is Tammy Simon. I'm the founder of Sounds True.
0:08.0	And I'd love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation.
0:12.0	The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available. We want everyone to have access to
0:26.8	transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:39.3	The Sounds True Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to providing these transformational tools to communities
0:46.9	in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in developing countries.
0:54.0	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter,
0:58.0	please visit sounds true foundation.org. Or.
1:04.0	You're listening to Insights at the Edge.
1:10.0	Today my guest is Lamma Rod Owens.
1:14.0	Lamas is an author, activist, and authorized Lamma or Buddhist teacher in the Caggyi School of Tibetan
1:22.4	Vajriano Buddhism.
1:24.4	He completed the traditional three-year silent retreat to earn his title as a Lama, and he holds
1:31.2	a master of divinity degree in Buddhist studies from Harvard
1:34.9	Divinity School where he focused on the intersection of social change
1:39.5	identity and spiritual practice.
1:41.9	Lama Rod is also one of the featured presenters in a new 30-part free online series from Sounds True
1:52.0	called The Wisdom of the Body.
1:55.0	It runs from August 12th through the 21st and features
2:00.0	presenters such as Sean Corn, Carolyn Mace, Peter Levine, Reggie Ray, and others.
2:06.8	We hope you'll join us.
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