Welcome to the Black and Buddhist Summit!

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Day 8

LIVE FEBRUARY 25th AT 2pm ET: Vimalasara Mason-John and Pamela Ayo Yetunde: Live Closing Session

Day 7

WATCH NOW: Claudelle Glasgow, Kamilah Majied, Breeshia Wade and Pamela Ayo Yetunde: Blackness, Buddhism, and Trauma

Introduce yourself to the community below!

196 Comments

  1. Kiesha February 18, 2021 at 9:58 am - Reply

    Greetings, Kiesha from Charlotte, NC, USA. This is my first event witBBS.

  2. maury hepner February 18, 2021 at 10:00 am - Reply

    Hello. Looking forward to meeting all of you.

  3. Courtney Goodloe February 18, 2021 at 10:01 am - Reply

    Aloha from Hawaii – I’m Courtney… started my journey to human healing with my spiritual practice five years ago. And as a black woman began the journey of racial healing with my ancestors. I found this Summit exactly when I was ready. Mahalo nui loa.

  4. maury hepner February 18, 2021 at 10:01 am - Reply

    Looking forward to meeting you

  5. Michael V Dotson February 18, 2021 at 10:01 am - Reply

    Greetings from Saint Paul, MN… I’m glad to be taking part in this Summit — Michael D (he/him)

  6. Royce Johnson February 18, 2021 at 10:02 am - Reply

    Greetings Dear Ones-
    (Gyozan) Royce Johnson
    Houston Texas

    • Whitney February 18, 2021 at 2:44 pm - Reply

      hope you are safe and warm royce!

  7. Assunta Sebastien February 18, 2021 at 10:02 am - Reply

    Hello Everyone. I m zooming in from Greece. This is the second event of blackabdbuddhist I attend. Looking forward to this day 1

  8. Kerrily February 18, 2021 at 10:03 am - Reply

    Hello, from the SF Bay Area…

    • Meag-gan February 18, 2021 at 3:02 pm - Reply

      I am from the Bay too. Hello Kerrily!

  9. Arisika Razak February 18, 2021 at 10:03 am - Reply

    Hi this is Arisika logging on from unceded Chochenyo-speaking Ohlone lands in the Bay Area (Oakland California). So happy to be with everyone.

  10. Eternity S. Wauls February 18, 2021 at 10:07 am - Reply

    Greetings: I am so excited that this summit is happening. I need it so much and I’m sure others do as Black Practitioners. I will soon be ordained as a Lay Dharma Teacher and I practice in a sangha that is basically white bodied people with a few hispanics. The challenge is ever-present about assisting others to recognize the unique situations of BIPOC . I informed everyone in the sangha about this summit. I’m hoping some will tune in. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. Eternity Wauls, El Paso, Texas . My 2nd BS.

  11. Ana Rios February 18, 2021 at 10:24 am - Reply

    Hi everyone!

  12. Meag-gan February 18, 2021 at 10:35 am - Reply

    Hey Hey Everybody- Meag-gan here from the Bay Area. So excited for all the learning, healing, and community this event will bring! <3

  13. Laurie Rugenstein February 18, 2021 at 10:36 am - Reply

    Hi Everyone,
    Laurie Rugenstein from Boulder, CO – unceded Arapaho land. Looking forward to learning from all of you!

  14. Nicole Lewis February 18, 2021 at 10:41 am - Reply

    Hello, I’m Nicole from originally from Montréal, Québec, Canada. My parents were from Trinidad and Tobago.

    I’ve been practicing Soto Zen Buddhism for the last 15 years or so. I was raised a Catholic. I am also a 3rd Dan in Aikido. My Sensei, Don Dickie sent me the information with respect to this wonderful forum!

    Deep Gassho!

  15. Nina Capra Jordan February 18, 2021 at 10:41 am - Reply

    I’m looking forward to hearing your words.

  16. Bonnie Bostrom February 18, 2021 at 11:02 am - Reply

    Spring’s presentaion was deeply moving. I am grateful.

  17. Xurxo February 18, 2021 at 11:02 am - Reply

    Greetings from Galicia/Spain/Europe/World.

  18. Robert G Cooper February 18, 2021 at 11:04 am - Reply

    WOW! I am at home.

  19. Helene Awad Wahba February 18, 2021 at 11:14 am - Reply

    The interrelatedness of ALL things and beings, and the importance of culture as a bonding element was so beautifully transmitted by Spring !
    Deeply thankful !

  20. Kelsang Khandro February 18, 2021 at 11:48 am - Reply

    Thank you for putting this on! I have tried to register (3 times) but still no email has arrived in my inbox or my spam. How can I gain access to this?

  21. Suzannah February 18, 2021 at 11:56 am - Reply

    Greetings from the mountains of New Mexico. Looking forward to all the wisedom and insight this Summit is offering.

    • Sarita February 19, 2021 at 3:16 pm - Reply

      Hi, Suzannah! I’m here in NM, too! Magdalena.

  22. Percy Pellerin February 18, 2021 at 12:11 pm - Reply

    I’m registered but am unable to log on. The zoom link above launches my zoom app which requests a meeting ID. So far, I’m unable to find that ID, but will continue searching. further along, the zoom app announces that the meeting has ended. I assumed the summit would be made up of a series of discussions, one after the other, for the entire 3-day summit. I hope I’m able to straighten this out and attend at least some of the sessions.
    Thanks,

  23. Daniel Terragno February 18, 2021 at 12:14 pm - Reply

    Hello this is Daniel Terragno form Rocks & Clouds Zendo in Sebastopol, California.
    Thank you for giving us this opportunity to hear readings, conversations and perspectives about these very current important topics and how a Buddhist Practice can “free us from mental slavery”

  24. Gail Jackson February 18, 2021 at 12:15 pm - Reply

    Greetings from Anchorage, AK. I’m excited about breaking bread together. Thank you for this opportunity.

  25. Valca Valentine February 18, 2021 at 12:23 pm - Reply

    Deep bow with heartfelt gratitude to organizers, panelists and participants. Much love, Valca from Washington, DC.

  26. Anne February 18, 2021 at 12:39 pm - Reply

    Greetings from Peterborough, Canada

  27. Jeanie February 18, 2021 at 1:00 pm - Reply

    bowing in from Boston. I really loved the opening Redemption Song.
    Jeanie

  28. Mike Pavitt February 18, 2021 at 1:10 pm - Reply

    Happy to be able to join with you from San Francisco.

  29. Paula February 18, 2021 at 1:28 pm - Reply

    Hi From London.

  30. Michaela February 18, 2021 at 1:33 pm - Reply

    Hello from the Bay Area, California. As a mindful educator i am excited to learn and to get inspired : )

  31. ana beatriz silva February 18, 2021 at 1:36 pm - Reply

    hy everyoe… Hy Ana beatriz from Brazil

  32. Rev. Vivian Gruenenfelder February 18, 2021 at 1:37 pm - Reply

    Hello everyone. I am a monk in the Soto Zen tradition living in the foothills of the Sierra east of Sacramento. I am so looking forward to all that is offered in this summit.

  33. Valorie Hutson February 18, 2021 at 1:57 pm - Reply

    Hello everyone! Valorie Hutson from Los Angeles, Ca. I am so grateful for this event. Thank you 🙏🏾.

  34. Keshnie February 18, 2021 at 2:37 pm - Reply

    Hi Everyone, I’m Keshnie, an End of Life Doula, Trauma Specialist, Trainer and Counsellor from Johannesburg, South Africa!

  35. Yvonne Buchanan February 18, 2021 at 2:41 pm - Reply

    Hello to all,
    I’m Yvonne from the high Desert in California. Happy to be here

  36. Whitney February 18, 2021 at 2:43 pm - Reply

    Hello from Maine! Wicked grateful for this space 🙂

  37. Linda A Pietras February 18, 2021 at 2:59 pm - Reply

    Hello, Linda from Narragansett land (Rhode Island). Sit with the R.I. Community of Mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hahn.

  38. Michael Morgan February 18, 2021 at 3:00 pm - Reply

    Hello from Santa Barbara. Thank you for the work that you do.

  39. Kel BasAvraham February 18, 2021 at 3:02 pm - Reply

    Greetings from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. I’m so grateful to be here, to listen, and to learn. Thank you.

  40. Sarita Johnson February 18, 2021 at 3:03 pm - Reply

    Hi from Sarita in New Mexico!

  41. Sharon Reuler February 18, 2021 at 3:03 pm - Reply

    Howdy, from Texas, where we create suffering for ourselves. Brrrrr. So happy to be with you.

  42. Diane Ames February 18, 2021 at 3:05 pm - Reply

    Greetings from San Rafael, CA. I’m glad to be here.

  43. Anita Christianson February 18, 2021 at 3:08 pm - Reply

    Hello, Anita from Amiskwaciy Waskahikan, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    Thank you so grateful

  44. Marcus February 18, 2021 at 3:10 pm - Reply

    I’m very Grateful to be present with each bod you here in this Sacred space. Peace and Blessings…🕉

  45. Gail Wingate February 18, 2021 at 3:14 pm - Reply

    Hello from western Massachusetts! So grateful to be here with you all.

  46. Thu-Huong Nguyên T.K. February 18, 2021 at 3:40 pm - Reply

    Hello all,
    From France and with my Vietnamese ancestors, I’m happy I’ve been told about this summit.
    Thank you

  47. Jennifer Selwyn February 18, 2021 at 3:56 pm - Reply

    Hello Everyone, my name is Jennifer from Davis, California (near Sacramento). I am grateful for these wonderful, rich conversations.

  48. Solange V. Smith February 18, 2021 at 3:56 pm - Reply

    Thank you for these wonderful two first sessions today. I am Solange, from Washington, DC. It’s great to feel part of this community.

  49. Jeanette Prince-Cherry February 18, 2021 at 4:07 pm - Reply

    Hello everyone! I’m Jeanette, a novice Zen Buddhist Priest and AA woman practicing with Rochester (NY) and Louisville (KY) Zen Centers. Looking forward to gaining support and insight for my practice in two nearly all-white sanghas. It’s so great to be here!

  50. Patricia Duran February 18, 2021 at 4:08 pm - Reply

    Hello All! So grateful to be apart of event! Patricia Duran, Los Angeles, CA.

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