The comments below were catalyzed by an ongoing exchange of ideas on the Buddhist Peace Fellowship website. I encourage you to explore the dialogue there. Mine is just one voice.
Please forgive the rambling nature of these comments. I welcome … Read more
The streets of Washington DC were lined with blossoms and greenery, the prospect of promise. One hundred thirty Buddhist teachers, monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen, academics, and organizers met on Thursday May 14 for the first “White House—U.S. Buddhist Leadership … Read more
Robert Baker Aitken — Dairyu Chotan/Great Dragon (of the) Clear Pool — died on August 5 in Honolulu at the age of 93. He was the “dean” of Western Zen teachers, a great light of dharma. Aitken Roshi was a … Read more
Unless you live in a cave — one without cable or a satellite dish — you know the 2008 U.S. election is coming up quickly, and, to put it crudely, the presidency is up for grabs. I find myself thinking … Read more
What is socially engaged Buddhism? It is Dharma practice that flows from the understanding of the complete yet complicated interdependence of all life. It is the practice of the Bodhisattva vow to save all … Read more
Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavor, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as “grace under pressure”—grace which … Read more
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Questions about Responding to White Supremacy
Posted on September 1, 2017 by Alan Senauke
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The comments below were catalyzed by an ongoing exchange of ideas on the Buddhist Peace Fellowship website. I encourage you to explore the dialogue there. Mine is just one voice.
Please forgive the rambling nature of these comments. I welcome … Read more
Category: U.S. Politics Tags: Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Dr. Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Racial Justice, Reverend James Lawson
Buddhists Go to the White House
Posted on May 15, 2015 by Alan Senauke
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The streets of Washington DC were lined with blossoms and greenery, the prospect of promise. One hundred thirty Buddhist teachers, monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen, academics, and organizers met on Thursday May 14 for the first “White House—U.S. Buddhist Leadership … Read more
Category: News, U.S. Politics Tags: Barack Obama, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Climate Action, Jack Kornfield, Racial Justice, Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Washington DC, White House Buddhist Conference
Active Non-Violence and More: Turning Wheel Media Interviews Alan Senauke
Posted on December 19, 2014 by Alan Senauke
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Have you ever wondered if non-violence
Category: News Tags: Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Dr. Ambedkar, Mindfulness, Stephen Crooms
Some Thoughts About Engaged Buddhism and Wrong Mindfulness
Posted on August 28, 2013 by Alan Senauke
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An Interview with Hozan Alan Senauke by John Malkin, March 2013
What is the interaction between practices like meditation and social change?
When I began an activist path I did not see any interaction. I wasn’t practicing Buddhism then and … Read more
Category: News Tags: Buddhist Anarchism, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Gary Snyder, Interviews, Right Mindfulness, Robert Aitken Roshi, Thich Nhat Hanh
Robert Aitken Roshi — A Personal & Biographical Reflection
Posted on August 24, 2010 by Alan Senauke
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Robert Baker Aitken — Dairyu Chotan/Great Dragon (of the) Clear Pool — died on August 5 in Honolulu at the age of 93. He was the “dean” of Western Zen teachers, a great light of dharma. Aitken Roshi was a … Read more
Category: News, Zen Tags: Anne Aitken, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Honolulu Diamond Sangha, Nakagawa Soen Roshi, Nelson Foster, Nyogen Senzaki, Rinzai Zen, Robert Aitken Roshi, Soto Zen, Yamada Koun Roshi, Yasutani Roshi
What About the Elections? — A (non-partisan?) Socially Engaged Buddhist View
Posted on September 10, 2008 by Alan Senauke
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Unless you live in a cave — one without cable or a satellite dish — you know the 2008 U.S. election is coming up quickly, and, to put it crudely, the presidency is up for grabs. I find myself thinking … Read more
Category: U.S. Politics Tags: Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Dogen Zenji, Jon Watts, Ken Jones, Ken Kraft, Santikaro, Think Sangha
Four Movements in the History of Socially Engaged Buddhism and Their Central Contributions
Posted on May 31, 2008 by Alan Senauke
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by Donald Rothberg and Alan Senauke
What is socially engaged Buddhism? It is Dharma practice that flows from the understanding of the complete yet complicated interdependence of all life. It is the practice of the Bodhisattva vow to save all … Read more
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India, U.S. Politics, Zen Tags: Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Chan Khong, Dalit communities, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Dr. Ambedkar, Indian Buddhism, Indian caste system, Mahatma Gandhi, Robert Aitken Roshi, Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka, Thich Minh Duc, Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnam
Grace Under Pressure — The Plight of Burma’s Monks
Posted on April 1, 2008 by Alan Senauke
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavor, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as “grace under pressure”—grace which … Read more
Category: Burma (Myanmar) Tags: All Burma Monks' Alliance, Ashin Gambira, Bago, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Burma (Myanmar), Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, International Burmese Monks Organization (Sasana Moli), International Network of Engaged Buddhists, Jill Jameson, Mae Sot, Mae Tao Clinic, Mandalay, Metta Sutta, National League for Democracy, Nupphanat Anuphongphat, Phra Paisan Visalo, Refugees, Saffron Revolution, Sayadaw U Kovida, Thailand, Yangon / Ragoon
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