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Posted on November 24, 2011 by

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Thanksgiving

This is written by my old friend Hilton Obenzinger.  Strikes just the right note for today.  Please enjoy the holiday, all we have to be thankful for, keeping in mind all those who have so little and live with untold … Read more

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

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Burma Back at the Crossroads

18 November 2011

At the Asia-Pacific summit in Indonesia last week, U.S. President Barack Obama said he had spoken with iconic Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who supports increased engagement with Burma/Myanmar. Seeing “flickers of progress” in a … Read more

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

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INEB in Bodhgaya: Journey to the West, 1

1 November 2011: Actually I am editing this piece two weeks later, back in Berkeley, dealing with jetlag.  — Alan

This year’s International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) conference — The Future of Buddhism: From Personal Awakening to Global Transformation… Read more

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

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Leaving for Asia (On a Jet Plane)

Leaving in the morning for three weeks in Asia.  First to the International Network of Engaged Buddhists conference, this year in Bodhgaya. Then about ten days in Burma, meeting people, helping to run some community development trainings, and having a … Read more

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

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Jarvis Masters — Re-thinking His Evidentiary Hearing

 My thoughts here have been taking shape since the dark day that findings from  Jarvis’s evidentiary hearing were announced.  He and I have discussed the court process and outcome extensively,  and he encouraged me to write this.

—  A.S., … Read more

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

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Occupy Wall Street, Fully Occupy Yourself

The Book of Serenity, a Chinese koan collection contains this enigmatic story:

The World Honored One was walking with the congregation. He stopped and pointed to the ground and said, “This is a good place to build a sanctuary.”… Read more

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

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Mindfulness & Ethics — Notes from Hamburg’s Int’l Mindfulness Congress

At the end of last week’s International Mindfulness Congress in Hamburg, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was asked whether the practice of mindfulness is inherently ethical.  This was, I think, the pressing and recurring question of our conference, which brought … Read more

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

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Photography As Zen Practice—A Few Thoughts

There has been a long radio silence on the blog.  Not because nothing has happened. Maybe because too much has happened: ongoing, infuriating gridlock on the national budget; family medical crises; a wonderful waltz across Texas, visiting Zen centers in … Read more

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

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Farewell, Geronimo Pratt

Elmer Geronimo “Ji Jaga” Pratt, the former Black Panther Party leader died Friday of natural causes at his home in rural Tanzania at the age of 63.  Once again I think of Bernice Johnson Reagon’s song “They Are Falling All … Read more

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

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In Case of Rapture, Can I Have Your Car?

I only write for the Clear View blog when something really gets my attention.  The following news clearly qualifies. According to evangelist Harold Camping’s biblical computations Christ will return to earth and the Rapture will occur this Saturday, May 21.  … Read more

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