“Queerness paved the way for my entering the #dharma. Rather than trying to colonize, commodify, or compartmentalize it, I could let it enter me. I could let painful truths that had been hidden away emerge on my cushion because through choosing #queerness I had already had practice choosing to be free. I knew that it meant allowing myself to be seen and that fully accepting myself is an inherently binding agreement of allowing others to be fully themselves.”

- #RadicalDharma

“When I talk about #sangha, I talk about it as the space where we’re rubbing against each other and we’re coming into contact and there’s conflict. This conflict isn’t normal #conflict, it isn’t worldly conflict, because when we enter into sacred #community, we have a different obligation. We see our interactions as pointing us back to things we need to look at more closely. We’re being reminded to practice patience and kindness. Practice #vulnerability.” -Lama Rod #RadicalDharma