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Ruth King


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Ruth King is an international teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition, and an emotional wisdom author and life coach. She is on the Teacher's Council at Insight Meditation Community of Washington and Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and is the founder of Mindful Members Insight Meditation Community in Charlotte, NC.

In former years, King managed training and organizational development divisions at Levi Strauss and Intel corporations where she designed diversity awareness programs and consulted to leaders on cultural change initiatives, including the behavioral implications of mergers and acquisitions. A world traveler, King’s work has been influenced by many cultures, and is often described as “ceremony.” Her intuitive methods, knowledge,
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Beneath the Noise – New Substack Blog

Beneath the headlines and habits, beneath the conditioned clamor of race and place, there is a quieter truth—steady, wise, and waiting.

In a world flooded with noise and urgency, it takes courage to pause—to turn inward, to listen beneath the surface of our socialization and stories. When we do, we often find that beneath the inherited roles and reactions, there is a wellspring of clarity. Ther

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“When we can sit in the face of insanity or dislike and be free from the need to make it different, then we are free.”
Ruth King, Mindful of Race: Understanding and Transforming Habits of Harm

“Racism is a heart disease. How we think and respond is at the core of racial suffering and racial healing. If we cannot think clearly and respond wisely, we will continue to damage the world’s heart.”
Ruth King, Mindful of Race: Understanding and Transforming Habits of Harm

“The world’s heart is on fire, and race is at its core. What’s happening in the world today is the result of past actions. The bitter racial seeds from past beliefs and actions are blooming all around us, reflecting not only a division of races that is rooted in ignorance and hate, but also, and more solely, a division of heart.”
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