Spiritual leadership in community and sustainability with Mushim Patricia Ikeda
In today's episode, I engage in a thought-provoking conversation with our special guest, Mushim Patricia Ikeda. Mushim is an internationally renowned secular mindfulness and Buddhist teacher who primarily works with justice activists and meditation practitioners who are black, indigenous, and people of color. Mushim's work focuses on spiritual leadership in community and sustainability. Join us as we explore the importance of relationships and open-mindedness, the challenges of holding multiple truths, and the crucial role of personal growth and reflection in combating oppressive behaviors. Get ready for an inspiring and enlightening conversation with Mushim Patricia Ikeda.
Mushim Patricia Ikeda
Mushim Patricia Ikeda is an internationally-known secular mindfulness and Buddhist teacher working primarily with justice activists and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) meditation practitioners. A core teacher at East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California, she is an author whose writing has been published in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma and various anthologies. She is the founding and guiding teacher of EBMC's Practice in Transformative Action, a yearlong program that has produced ten cohorts of graduates, 2013 - 2023, providing secular mindfulness training for justice activists and agents of change. Mushim was selected by Lion's Roar Buddhist media magazine as one of twenty-six "Great Buddhist Teachers" in the January 2022 issue, and is a featured contributor to The Shift Network's summer 2023 Mystics Summit online. More info: www.mushimikeda.com
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The quote from Baba Ibrahim that Mushim shared:
“[Radically subversive] Religious leaders are willing to challenge paradigms, challenge structures of oppression, to encourage people to dream into reality new worlds…[they] put their bodies where their discourse is and by so doing, they tap into the energy in the communities that’s already moving…So what I mean is those who are really willing to build communities of resilience, of sustainability, that are counter oppressive and who engage in the work of connecting the dots constantly.”
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