S1 Ep5: Let's Talk about Sex (and Relationships), Baby - feat. Lama Rod Owens and Sebene Selassie (2018)

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

The title is just as spicy as the conversation. Or not, up to you. As Buddhist teachers and humans looking be awake as they move through the world, Lama Rod and Sebene continue a conversation that riveted an auditorium at NYU a few weeks prior, from sexual ethics to race to much more. This episode was part of the original Awaken App conversations, recorded in 2018.

About Lama Rod and Sebene...

Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and raised in Washington, D.C, Seb has been drawn to explore the intersection of different cultures. Selassie, however, found meditation, and started practicing in high school. She was a self-professed "really bad dharma student," until she was diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer at age 34, at which point she became "a really good dharma student." Selassie has now survived breast cancer three times and works as a meditation teacher, transformational coach, and community advocate in New York City.

Where to find Sebene Selassie online:

Website: https://www.sebeneselassie.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sebeneselassie/

Books:

You Belong: A Call for Connection / https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062940650

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