Antiracism and The Engaged Eightfold Path
Rev. Liên Shutt (she / they) will be discussing her new book, Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path, in a conversation with our founders Adriana and Annie.
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Join us December 7 where Adriana and Annie will be in conversation with Rev. Liên Shutt (she / they). The focus will be on Liên’s most recent book, Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path.
Rev. Liên Shutt is a recognized leader in the movement breaking through the wall of American white-centered convert Buddhism to welcome people of all backgrounds into a contemporary, engaged Buddhism.
As an ordained Zen priest, licensed social worker, and longtime educator/teacher of Buddhism, Shutt represents new leadership at the nexus of spirituality and social justice, offering a special warm welcome to Asian Americans, all BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, and those seeking a “home” in the midst of North American society’s reckoning around racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia.
“Presenting a powerful and fresh look at core Buddhist teachings, [Home Is Here] offers innovative and effective ways to free ourselves from the bondage and illusions of white supremacy culture and a compassionate, accessible path to experiencing that we are already whole.”
Rev. Liên will introduce us to the Engaged Four Noble Truths, a reframing of foundational Buddhist teachings that actively addresses the urgent causes of today and offers antiracist practices applicable to our everyday lives.
For both those who are new to Buddhism and those who wish to deepen their practice, Home Is Here shows us how we may attend to ourselves in the face of racism and oppression—and invites us all to return to our individual and collective wholeness.
Home Is Here is for anyone seeking restoration and healing—from white supremacy culture or other oppressions.
With her unique perspective as a queer Asian American Zen priest, Rev. Liên explores her own experiences with anti-Asian hate—as a teen riding her bike, meditating in whitewashed monasteries—and asks, what does it mean to attend to our suffering in body, heart, and mind when racism can cause such intense hurt and pain?
Illuminating a path toward healing and liberation, Home Is Here moves us all from knowing and contemplation to a place of action and wholeness.
More about Rev. Liên Shutt:
Shutt is a co-founder of Buddhists of Color (1998) and founder of Access to Zen (2014). As the creator, producer, and host, she launched a podcast series, “Opening Dharma Ac- cess: Listening to BIPOC Teachers,” in 2022 with Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön, Sister Peace and Dalila Bothwell.
We hope you will join in this important and powerful conversation for any and all mindfulness practitioners and Buddhists.
Closed captioning thanks to Don Rombach.