Radical Friendship

<b>A case for friendship as a radical practice of love courage and trust and seven strategies that pave the way for profound social change.</b> <p/>Grounded in the Buddha's teachings on spiritual friendship <i>Radical Friendship</i> shares seven strategies to help us embody our deepest values in all of our relationships. Drawing on her experiences as a leading meditation teacher as well as personal stories of growing up multiracial in a racist world Kate Johnson brings a fresh take on time-honored wisdom to help us connect more authentically with ourselves with our friends and family and within our communities. <p/>The divides we experience within us and between us are not only a threat to our physical and emotional health--they are also the weapons and the outcomes of structural oppression. But through wise relationships it is possible to transform the barriers created by societal injustice. Johnson leads us on a journey to becoming better friends by offering ways to show up for our own and each other's liberation at every stage of a relationship. Each chapter ends with a meditation or reflection practice to help readers cultivate vibrant harmonious revolutionary friendships. <i>Radical Friendship</i> offers a path of depth and hope and shows us the importance of working toward collective wellbeing one relationship at a time.