Biography
Sean Oakes, PhD, teaches Buddhism and Yoga focusing on the integration of meditation, trauma resolution, and social justice. He received teaching authorization from Jack Kornfield, and wrote his dissertation on extraordinary meditative states. His current research explores identity, ancestry, and rebirth, and working with the body in contemplative inquiry.
Why I support the Compassion Coalition
In a world of profound trouble, profound responses are imperative. Compassion without borders is radical wise action based in the Dharma, and the work of the GCC points in the direction of peace, nonviolence, and the nurturing of wisdom culture worldwide.