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
Climate March in Rome Following Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue
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
With justice on our side, I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy… For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for … Read more
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is the father of modern Buddhism in India, which has taken root among Dalit/ex-untouchable communities who practice the Buddha way because it teaches directly about the nature of suffering and the way to liberation. Ambedkar’s essay “Buddha … Read more
I am running late with this year’s fundraising letter, having just returned from four weeks in Asia. It was a rich trip—though not always easy—with visits to Tamil Nadu, Nagpur, and Mumbai in India and to Mandalay, Pyin … Read more
And this, monks, is the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of dukkha: precisely this Noble Eightfold Path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. —Dhammacakkappavattana … Read more
While many people know of Buddhism as part of India’s past, it may well be India’s future. The Buddhist movement inspired by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the 1950s has taken root as an “engaged Buddhist” uprising among millions in the … Read more
Laurie and I have been here in India for the last two weeks. First with friends in Mumbai, where we led a weekend Zen retreat, teaching from Dogen and Suzuki Roshi in the heart of Maximum … Read more
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.
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
Tag: Dalit communities
Notes in Early Autumn (2016)
Posted on October 6, 2016 by Alan Senauke
Leave a Comment
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
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India, News, U.S. Politics, Zen Tags: Dalit communities, Dr. Ambedkar, Election Retreats, Indian Buddhism, International Network of Engaged Buddhism, Soto Zen Buddhist Association
Clear View Project Fundraising—Winter 2015-16
Posted on December 20, 2015 by Alan Senauke
Leave a Comment
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
Category: Burma (Myanmar), Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India, News Tags: Bodhi Hill School & Retreat Center, Chennai, Dalit communities, Dr. Ambedkar, International Network of Engaged Buddhism, Nagaloka/Nagarjuna Training Institute, Pope Francis, Sakya Hostels
Ambedkar’s Children: Indian Buddhism Reborn Among the Untouchables
Posted on August 28, 2015 by Alan Senauke
Leave a Comment
With justice on our side, I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy… For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for … Read more
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India Tags: Dalit communities, Dh. Lokamitra, Dh. Maitreyanath, Dr. Ambedkar, Indian Buddhism, Indian caste system, Jambudvipa Trust, Maharastra, Manuski Project, Mumbai, Nagaloka/Nagarjuna Training Institute, Nagpur, Pune, Trailokya Bauddha Mahasangha Sahayaka Gana (TBMSG), Ven. Sangharakshita
Buddha and the Future of His Religion by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Posted on May 31, 2015 by Alan Senauke
4 Comments
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is the father of modern Buddhism in India, which has taken root among Dalit/ex-untouchable communities who practice the Buddha way because it teaches directly about the nature of suffering and the way to liberation. Ambedkar’s essay “Buddha … Read more
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India Tags: Dalit communities, Dr. Ambedkar, Indian Buddhism, Indian caste system
Update from December 2014
Posted on December 6, 2014 by Alan Senauke
Leave a Comment
Dear Friends,
I am running late with this year’s fundraising letter, having just returned from four weeks in Asia. It was a rich trip—though not always easy—with visits to Tamil Nadu, Nagpur, and Mumbai in India and to Mandalay, Pyin … Read more
Category: Burma (Myanmar), Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India Tags: Chennai, Dalit communities, Lashio, Nagaloka/Nagarjuna Training Institute, Nagpur, Sakya Hostels, Sasana Hitakari
Right Anger and the Path to the End of the Caste by Hozan Alan Senauke
Posted on November 4, 2014 by Alan Senauke
Leave a Comment
And this, monks, is the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of dukkha: precisely this Noble Eightfold Path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
—Dhammacakkappavattana … Read more
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India, U.S. Politics Tags: Dalit communities, Dr. Ambedkar, Dr. Martin Luther King, Indian caste system, Oscar Grant, Right Anger
Alan’s new book — Heirs To Ambedkar: The Rebirth of Engaged Buddhism in India
Posted on April 25, 2014 by Alan Senauke
Leave a Comment
While many people know of Buddhism as part of India’s past, it may well be India’s future. The Buddhist movement inspired by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the 1950s has taken root as an “engaged Buddhist” uprising among millions in the … Read more
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India, News Tags: Dalit communities, Dh. Lokamitra, Dr. Ambedkar, Hozan Alan Senauke, Nagaloka/Nagarjuna Training Institute
Meditate, Educate, Organize: With India’s Dalit Buddhists
Posted on February 5, 2013 by Alan Senauke
1 Comment
Pune, 6 February 2013
Laurie and I have been here in India for the last two weeks. First with friends in Mumbai, where we led a weekend Zen retreat, teaching from Dogen and Suzuki Roshi in the heart of Maximum … Read more
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India Tags: Dalit communities, Dr. Ambedkar, Indian Buddhism, Nagaloka/Nagarjuna Training Institute, Triratna Buddha Mahasangha
Updates from Spring 2012
Posted on May 21, 2012 by Alan Senauke
Leave a Comment
SPRING 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
Category: News Tags: Bhikkhu Bodhi, Burma (Myanmar), Dalit communities, Tassajara, Zen photography
Leaving Nagaloka
Posted on February 8, 2012 by Alan Senauke
Leave a Comment
8 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
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India Tags: Dalit communities, Dr. Ambedkar, Indian Buddhism, Nagaloka/Nagarjuna Training Institute, Triratna Buddha Mahasangha
Subscribe to Blog via Email
Recent Posts
Categories