Dreaming Me : Black, Baptist, and Buddhist — One Woman's Spiritual Journey

Jan Willis is not Baptist or Buddhist. She is simply both. Dreaming Me is the story of her life, as a child growing up in the Jim Crow South, dealing with racism in an Ivy League college, and becoming involved with the Black Panther Party. But it wasn't until meeting Lama Yeshe, a Tibetan Buddhist monk living in the mountains of Nepal, that she realized who the real Jan Willis was, and how to make the most of the life she was living.

jan Willis Is Not Baptist or Buddhist. She Is Simply Both. dreaming Me Is The Story Of Her Life, From Growing Up A Baptist In The Segregated South, Dealing With Racism In An Ivy League College, And Becoming Involved With The Black Panther Party To Traveling To A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. It Was Upon Meeting The Great Teacher Lama Yeshe That She Found A Way To Understand Both Herself And The Complicated World Around Her, A Way To Find Peace. Willis Went On To Become A Professor Of Religion At Wesleyan And Is Also An Internationally Recognized Educator And Innovator. dreaming Me Is The Inspiring Story Of Her Spiritual Journey Of Transformation.

Describes the spiritual journey of one woman from her days as an embittered Black Student Alliance member at Cornell to her days at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery and as a professor of religious studies at Wesleyan. When it began, I had just walked up the long wooden steps at the back of my grandmother's house and entered the kitchen.