Buddhism and Systemic Racism in America: A Black Man’s Quest for Karmic Healing with Larry Ward, Ph.D.

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was the catalyst that sparked Larry Ward's journey into a life of planetary peacemaking. He's been subjected to racial profiling and has experienced a bombing in his home in Idaho. He was able to move past these traumas when his path led him to the introduction of Buddhist practice in Calcutta in 1977. Then when he met Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 1991, the practice of Buddhism became truly central to his life. He was ordained as a Dharma teacher in Plum Village in 2000 and is the co-founder of the Lotus Institute, which offers Buddhist practice for change makers on the journey of individual and collective liberation.

Larry Ward, Ph.D. is the author of:

• America's Racial Karma, And Invitation to Heal (Parallax Press 2020)

To learn more about the work of go to: www.thelotusinstitute.org 

Host: Justine Willis Toms   Interview Date: 7/31/2021   Program Number: C0535

More from Larry Ward, Ph.D.

A full one-hour Flagship program on this subject is available for purchase and download:

 Our Personal Invitation to Heal America’s Racial Karma with Larry Ward, Ph.D.