Mario Castillo

Mario Castillo has been a dedicated Buddhist practitioner in the Theravāda and Vipassanā traditions for over 15 years. He began attending the East Bay Meditation Center’s Alphabet and People of Color Saṅghas in 2009 and co-founded the Deep Refuge group Alphabet Brothers of Color in 2010. Mario is a graduate of EBMC’s Commit to Dharma program and the inaugural Spiritual Teacher and Leadership Training and practiced as a Buddhist monk in Thailand with Venerable Acharn Tippakorn Sukhito. He received his PhD in sociology from UC Berkeley in 2023, focusing on organizational diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.