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Discovering Diamonds in Darkness: Racism & Cultural Diversity

With Ralph Steele recorded on March 19, 2023.

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Racism and cultural identity have indiscriminately been seeded into human consciousness since the beginning of humanity. The health of any community begins with the Sense of Self. This Dharma assembly will focus on our sense of self as we investigate consciousness using the Noble Truths for Awakening. Millions have followed this path of practice for millennia.

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