WHEN BLACKNESS AND BUDDHADHARMA COME TOGETHER

Lion’s Roar: The first Gathering, which was hosted by Lion’s Roar and the Union Theological Seminary, brought together 28 black teachers for two days, followed by a pubic panel discussion. This time you had 70 teachers meeting for five days, followed by a public weekend attended by 300 African America practitioners. How did it feel to see so much growth and energy?

Konda Mason: It was crazy. It was amazing. Everybody was just completely blown away at the amount of interest and the number of people who came. We were at capacity.

What was the experience like of coming together as black Buddhists?

There are really no words. How