Posted on January 15, 2013 by Alan Senauke
1 CommentThe Dharma of Martin Luther King Jr.
Hozan Alan Senauke
Berkeley Zen Center – 13 January 2013
I’ve been thinking about Dr. King. On Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 84 years old. A week later … Read more
Posted on November 27, 2012 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentThe statement below was written and ratified by the International Network of Engaged Buddhist at its annual Advisory and Executive Board meeting this month. We hope that it expresses the concerns of Buddhists around the world who are witness to … Read more
Posted on May 21, 2012 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentSPRING UPDATE
Spring has arrived in Berkeley, and I suppose, in various other parts of the world. All is growing here. The wisteria surrounding our front windows and door has already blossomed and turned.
BURMA
The flowering of civil society … Read more
Posted on April 12, 2012 by Alan Senauke
2 CommentsI have been in discussion about the Safe California Act with my friend Jarvis Masters for the last two months or so. As you may know, Jarvis has been on California’s Death Row for more than 22 years, convicted of … Read more
Posted on April 2, 2012 by Alan Senauke
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1 April 2012
The good news from Burma keeps coming in after regional by-elections there in 45 districts. It is not an April Fools joke. According to the Mizzima news service, Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy looks … Read more
Posted on March 4, 2012 by Alan Senauke
3 CommentsMaggin monastery, in Yangon’s eastern Thingangyun Township, was a refuge for hundreds of dissident Burmese monks during 2007’s “Saffron Revolution.” The Saffron Revolution began with local demonstrations against arbitrary and immediate price increases, which quickly became a national movement for … Read more
Posted on February 8, 2012 by Alan Senauke
Leave a Comment8 February 2012
I am resting between flights in Delhi, on my way to Burma (via Bangkok) after two good weeks among friends in India. Happy to report that I am healthy. Once again no digestive digressions, and the straightforward … Read more
Posted on December 2, 2011 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentNOTE: Since this letter was written, Jill Jameson and I have decided to return to Burma in February 2012 to offer training for activists and monks at their request. We are drafting a proposal to several funding agencies, but your … Read more
Posted on December 10, 2012 by Alan Senauke
Leave a CommentEverything Is Broken: Songs About Things As They Are
Everything Is Broken: Songs About Things As They Are is Alan Senauke’s brand new CD of “buddhistic songs.” The songs here include pieces by Bob Dylan, Bernice Reagon, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, as well as traditional numbers rewritten by Alan … Read more