Q1 2026 Who We Become

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Our collective future depends not only on what we do, but who we are and who we become. Join us on February 18th 5:30pm-7:00pm for a conversation with two thrilling spiritual leaders – Lama Rod Owens and Norma Ryūkō Kawelokū Wong Roshi – as we begin this new year by asking a question that feels both urgent and timeless - what is needed from us in this moment and how do we become the ones we are waiting for?

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Lama Rod Owens is a self-described Black Buddhist Southern Queen. Trained in the Tibetan tantric tradition, he is the author of two acclaimed books - The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors and Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger, and co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation. His teachings center on freedom, social change and radical self-care. A leading voice in a new generation of Buddhist teachers, Lama Rod holds a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School.

Norma Ryūkō Kawelokū Wong Roshi is a Native Hawaiian and Hakka life-long resident of Hawai’i. She is the abbot of Anko-in and an 86th generation Zen Master. Norma's first book When No Thing Works is a visionary guide to co-creating new worlds from one in crisis. Norma's new book, Who We Are Becoming Matters, offers a profound call to reckon with what she calls the "human quotient:" four essential inner capacities—courage, compassion, aloha, and strategic wisdom—we must cultivate and embody to not just survive, but shepherd ourselves through an age of climate crisis, social fracture, and accelerating collapse.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026 5:30-7pm via Zoom.