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Valerie Brown
Valerie Brown is of Afro-Cuban descent and is a dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition founded by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. She is the author of Hope Leans Forward: Braving Your Way toward Simplicity, Awakening, and Peace.
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In an excerpt from their latest book, Healing Our Way Home, three Black Buddhist teachers talk about intimacy, sexuality, and healing.
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Personal Reflections How We Live
How Meditation Teacher Valerie Brown Combines Buddhist and Quaker Practices
In a recent episode of Life As It Is, dharma teacher Valerie Brown discusses the relationship between buddhanature and the Quaker understanding of the soul.
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Meditation Meditation Month 2021
The Lightness of Breathing
Instructions on how to breathe when you feel like crap
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How to Fight Without Hating
Buddhist teacher Valerie Brown provides a lesson on skillful action and the power of love in the struggle against injustice.
Podcasts
Making Peace with Our Longing to Belong
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In this episode of Life As It Is, dharma teacher Valerie Brown shares her journey through personal loss and her search for sustainable and supportive community.
Listen Now on Tricycle | iTunes | SoundCloud
Length: 50:35
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