Radically telling his personal truths, Lama Rod Owens talks with Spring Washam about his upcoming book, The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors. Click HERE to preorder your copy of Lama Rod Owens’ book, The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors This week on the Spirit Underground, Spring and Lama Rod dive into:Heartbreak, fear, and the freedom of honestyLama Rod’s method of opening up in his upcoming bookInspiration from James BaldwinEmbodying the path of liberation and trusting the processA contemporary understanding of sainthoodRethinking the Bodhisattva traditionHow the idea of being good may mean suppressionTuning into our own needsThe modern love of radical truthThe tough work of spiritual awakening and processing our traumasRecognizing when someone is bypassing their painLama Rod Owens’ dedication to the Black, Queer, and Trans communitiesImpacting the world through personal transformation“When you choose to do the work, you will experience liberation. You will experience the space, the fluidity. You’ll come to understand yourself in a really different way, in such a way that’s full of potential and expansive and generative.” – Lama Rod Owens See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.