radicaldharma Reviews & Testimonials

"Centering healing, love, justice AND liberation!"

"I love the fullness of humanity, the de-centering of whiteness and other oppressions, the complexity and the vision of collective liberation."

"I am committed to nonviolent social justice. I stumbled on the connections between Buddhism, no self and justice. Now i am hanging on for dear life. How do you transcend anger in the face of ignorance that harms?"

"The teachings of rev. angel, particularly the radical interconnected aspect."

"The inclusivity, especially for folks underserved in traditional Dharma spaces; the focus on Dharma as a liberating force for everyone; the radicalism that is so needed in these times."

"The opportunity to learn from others who are like me and not like me; a place to express gratitude; to share wisdom and love; to be in community; to experience a sense of belonging to maha sangha."

"Searching for words to express my deepest personal ambition, I found Alice Walker's quote at the start of Radical Dharma to sum it up so sweetly with "this magnificent journey of liberation.""

"the ability to fiercely and lovingly engage with our practice, each other, and our drive for justice in a wholly confusing world."

"It's focus on liberation and personal healing."

"I love the intention, invitation, and mutual support to love at the place where love and justice meet. This feels like a community of practice that challenges and nurtures me to stay at the edges where compassion in action grows."

"The fierce voice of inclusion and need for urgent action that was missing in my dharma training before"

"After studying various teachings, mindfulness practices and participating in spiritual communities I always something missing, something that didn’t feel right to me. When I read Radical Dharma I felt like I had finally come home. I found language around what that unnamed feeling I was carrying and a practice that felt whole to me."

"The desire to be more active and pull me out of my periods of complacency"

"commitment to universal liberation"

"I appreciate the opportunity to practice the dharma with a keen eye for social justice and equity"

"an acknowledgement of intersectionality and the merging of racial identity/awareness and spirituality"

"I love being around people who get that spiritual awakening doesn't happen without the social/political/envioronmental waking up. It and we are all connected."

"I am so grateful to have met the beautiful and powerful work of Radical Dharma through Dr. Syedullah, through the book itself, and through an in-person retreat with rev. Angel in Berkeley, California. I find in RD deep accompaniment, community, and powerful teachings collective liberation, racial justice, queer liberation, community, practice, groundedness,..." Read more

"The opportunity to lovingly confront myself."

"Radical inclusivity- making the dharma available to everyone and challenging the ways access to the teachings and to practice has been historically limited by dominant culture paradigms"

"I love the world-transforming wisdom of Rev. angel, Dr. Syedullah, and Lama Rod, individually and collectively. I am grateful to Dr. Syedullah for introducing me to the whole thing. I love how it is both generous and demanding, requiring hard confrontation with the systems of oppression that shape our world and live inside us, and also offering tools and dee..." Read more

"I love the intersection of racial justice with Buddhist mindfulness and interdependence."

"at this moment in time, it seems that we are at the precipice of a true and deep revolution of society. i want to stay connected to the movements or organizations like radical dharma, the poor people's campaign, the east bay meditation center, the bernie movement, the green new deal, and all that is happening at the forefront of racial justice."

"The warm and welcoming community of color it has fostered"

"real talk, real love."