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Sunday Sangha – 21st December 2025

Vimalasara Mason-John

This session is led by Vimalasara Mason-John.

Start Time: 11 am PST (LA) / 2 pm EST (NY) / 7 pm GMT (London) / 8 pm CET (Paris). 90-minute live session.

This week’s theme: The Four Sights

What truly inspires us to change our lives? Are aging, sickness, and death enough to make us turn things around? Today, we’ll explore the inspiration that drove the Prince on his journey, and ask whether it holds the same power for us.

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Vimalasara Mason-John

Vimalasara Mason-John

Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John is the author of the timely book I am Still Your Negro: An Homage to James Baldwin (2020), a Black Buddhist response to what has been happening in the world.

They are also the award-winning author of eleven books, including Detox Your Heart – Meditations for Emotional Trauma (2005), and Eight Step Recovery Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction (2014). They are a public speaker and have recently spoken on the themes of the Trauma of the Black Body and moderated a panel on Is Racism an Addiction, and The Codependency of Racism.

Vimalasara is a senior teacher in the Triratna Buddhist community and is chair of Vancouver Buddhist Centre. They are one of the founding facilitators of Dr Gabor Mate’s compassionate inquiry year long program.

Dr Kenneth Hardy, on endorsing A First Aid for the Mind, Breaking the Cycle of Habitual Behaviours published in 2024 writes: “this inspiring and insightful book left me in absolute awe of Mason-John’s wisdom and guidance as one of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our time”, Click here to learn more about Vimalasara Mason-John.

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