Posted on December 15, 2016 by Alan Senauke
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A friend’s comment last week surfaced my old appreciation for the work of Alfred Jarry, author of the wild and astonishing farce, Ubu Roi, father of the science of Pataphysics. Ubu Roi (King Ubu), a satire about greed, power, … Read more
Posted on April 14, 2017 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentMindfulness Must Be Engaged—a Meditation
The Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness invite us to be mindful of the body in the body, feelings in the feelings, breath in the breath. This means becoming aware of actions and thoughts from within themselves, within ourselves. In just this … Read more
Posted on December 28, 2016 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentIn the Winter of Our Discontent
Nyogen Senzaki was the first Japanese Zen master to live and teach on our shores. Along with one hundred twenty thousand Americans of Japanese ancestry, he was interned as an enemy alien, confined at Heart Mountain, Wyoming during World War … Read more
Posted on December 15, 2016 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentPresident Ubu Trump
A friend’s comment last week surfaced my old appreciation for the work of Alfred Jarry, author of the wild and astonishing farce, Ubu Roi, father of the science of Pataphysics. Ubu Roi (King Ubu), a satire about greed, power, … Read more
Posted on October 6, 2016 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentNotes in Early Autumn (2016)
There’s a lot going on. A few notes before I leave.
Tomorrow morning I fly to India for a conference of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB). We are gathering at Nagaloka, the school I’ve been working with in … Read more
Posted on April 19, 2016 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentA Soto Zen Buddhist Climate Statement
The statement below is a unique collaboration among Soto Zen Buddhists in the west. With roots in China and in the 13th century teachings of Eihei Dogen, Soto Zen is one of the largest of Japan’s Buddhist denominations. This practice … Read more
Posted on March 1, 2016 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentJarvis Masters: A Story in Need of a New Ending
The fabric of a criminal trial is woven of stories…
the defendant’s story and the prosecutor’s story. Of course, there is also the victim’s story. From these threads come the jury and the judge’s stories. Each subsequent appeal then spins … Read more
Posted on December 20, 2015 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentClear View Project Fundraising—Winter 2015-16
18 December 2015
Dear Friends,
Since 2008 Clear View Project has been providing education and basic support to the most needy in Burma, India, and elsewhere. Over the years we have raised more … Read more
Posted on November 8, 2015 by Alan Senauke
1 CommentJarvis Masters: Notes on Oral Arguments at the California Supreme Court — 6 November 2015
For thirty-four years, since the age of nineteen, Jarvis Jay Masters has been in San Quentin. For thirty of those years he has lived on the scene of a crime he did not commit. His lawyers Joe Baxter and Rick … Read more
Posted on September 15, 2015 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentThe Bodhisattva’s Embrace: Dispatches from Engaged Buddhism’s Front Lines
I am happy to announce that my book of essays — The Bodhisattva’s Embrace: Dispatches from Engaged Buddhism’s Front Lines — is now available. I am grateful for advance praise from Joanna Macy, Jarvis Masters, Sulak Sivaraksa, Roshi Joan Halifax, … Read more
Posted on September 4, 2015 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentClear View Project is Now Tax-Exempt
September 10, 2015
Dear Friends,
Clear View Project has been up and running since 2008, providing education and basic support to the most needy in Burma, India, and elsewhere. We have raised more than $100,000 in donations, and maintain close … Read more
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