According to Me

Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast

Timber Hawkeye

Spirituality, Buddhism, Awareness, Calm, Society & Culture, Meditation, Mindful, Buddhist, Philosophy, Awake, Minimalist, Innerpeace, Selfhelp, Spiritual, Education, Aware, Mindfulness, Self-improvement

4.8 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The best way to have uncomfortable conversations with family members or friends who don't see the problem or how you perceive them to be part of the problem, and how to avoid finger-pointing so we can have effective discussions rather than arguments. If you find value in these podcast episodes, please show your support through Venmo @TimberHawkeye or with as little as $1 a month through https://Patreon.com/BuddhistBootCamp or a one-time contribution at https://www.buddhistbootcamp.com/support Thank you for being a Soldier of Peace in the Army of Love.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:17.0	Welcome to the Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast. Our intention is to awaken, enlighten, enrich, and inspire a simple and uncomplicated life. Discover the benefits of mindful living with your host, Timber Hawkeye.
0:35.6	Last week's live Q&A on Thrown, about my June essay and subsequent podcast episode covering the many faces of racism didn't spark any arguments, finger pointing, or eye-rolling from anyone, but rather
0:40.3	a unanimous desire to not only better understand how we can go beyond educating ourselves about systemic racism, privilege, and ways to move past it,
0:50.0	but the tools we can use to more productively discuss this issue with our family members,
0:54.8	co-workers, and friends.
0:56.7	To clarify once again, privilege is when you think something isn't a problem just because
1:01.8	it doesn't affect you personally.
1:04.0	One woman, we'll call her Susan, offered the following example of privilege for us to consider.
1:09.0	When she was looking for a commercial space to lease so she can open a nail salon, she rented a suite on the second floor of a walkup building with no elevator.
1:18.0	Because of her able-bodied privilege, it didn't even occur to her that this would be a problem until someone made an appointment
1:24.8	but couldn't get to her salon because it wasn't wheelchair accessible.
1:28.9	Susan doesn't have to be disabled in order to be an ally now in an ongoing effort to make all buildings and commercial spaces accessible.
1:37.0	Being made aware of her privilege didn't make her defensive, it made her a better person.
1:42.0	I think we can all benefit from taking inventory of our
1:45.8	privilege, whatever it may be, and if something positive can be gleaned from
1:50.0	recent events is that a number of readers who attended the live discussion
1:54.4	expressed how they've always considered themselves nice and kind but have only
1:58.7	now come to realize they've been living with white privilege without realizing it.
2:03.0	Black listeners said they don't have the time, patience, or bandwidth to educate everyone,
2:08.5	which is perfectly understandable.
2:10.3	Racism isn't their problem to fix, it's ours.
2:13.7	Many people have been unknowingly living in a bubble,
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -1743 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Timber Hawkeye, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Timber Hawkeye and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.