Kamilah Majied, PhD
Kamilah Majied, PhD is a Buddhist mental health therapist, clinical educator, researcher, and internationally engaged consultant on building inclusivity and equity using meditative practices. As Professor of Social Work at California State University, Monterey Bay, she teaches clinical practice to graduate students employing psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, and artistic approaches to well-being. She has engaged her Buddhist practice for over forty years, leading colloquia, workshops, retreats, and meditation sessions globally on Buddhism as it relates to experiencing wonder, humor, and insight through transforming oppressive patterns and deepening relationships. She is the author of numerous scholarly and secular articles and a contributing author to Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation & Freedom. Her forthcoming book with Sounds True is entitled Joyfully Just: Black Wisdom and Buddhist Insights for Liberated Living.
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TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Getting Friendly With Emotion
A brief tip from a Buddhist therapist
Personal Reflections Tricycle Talks
Dismantling Delusions of White Supremacy
How fierce compassion can increase our capacity to be just toward ourselves and one another
A Great Human Revolution
In a personal reflection, Dr. Kamilah Majied celebrates the legacy of her spiritual mentor, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, and his impact on her life and Buddhist practice.
The Wonderful Sounds of Wayne Shorter
In remembrance of the renowned jazz saxophonist, composer, and SGI practitioner
Buddhism and Our Ongoing Emancipation
This Juneteenth, Dr. Kamilah Majied shares practices to engage with Black liberation, notice our interdependence, and release delusions of powerlessness.
The Glorious, Victorious Life of Bodhisattva Wayne Shorter
In remembrance of the renowned jazz saxophonist, composer, and SGI Buddhist practitioner
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