My friend Kasem joins for a tender, deeply personal conversation about his lifelong dance with the mystic. From a childhood rooted in the Missionary Baptist church to his last 13 years as a practicing buddhist, Kasem has been following the radical meme of self-discovery. We talk about everything from putting Jesus back in context and learning to examine the nature of reality, to the "double dutch" of code switching and navigating the American Dream as the child of immigrants.

If you want to connect with Kasem, you can email him at [email protected]. More podcasts at MauraJames.com and IG @maurajames.

["Haenim" - Kim Jung Me]