Posted on January 22, 2022 by Alan Senauke
January 22, 2022 — Yesterday Thich Nhat Hanh died, after a long illness. Two years ago I was asked to write this piece for “Lion’s Roar,” as part of a celebration of Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings and life. It seems relevant … Read more
Posted on June 20, 2020 by Alan Senauke
There is a Black Lives Matter sign on our front door at Berkeley Zen Center. In my brief travels around Berkeley and Oakland many people—white (like me) and people of color—show this message on their homes and businesses. Why is … Read more
Posted on April 26, 2020 by Alan Senauke
4.26.2020
Plagues and natural disasters appear regularly throughout human history. No times, places, or people have been immune to these occurrences. During Japan’s Kamakura period a series of plagues and famines burned across the country. During the Kanki Famine in … Read more
Posted on August 12, 2019 by Alan Senauke
On August 12 the California Supreme Court turned down the habeas corpus petition of Jarvis Jay Masters, an innocent man on California’s Death Row since 1990. This represents the likely conclusion of legal appeals in the California court system by … Read more
Posted on January 29, 2019 by Alan Senauke
We are currently updating the Clear View Project website, and some features may be temporarily unavailable. Thank you for your patience!… Read more
Posted on March 23, 2018 by Alan Senauke
Dear Friends,
I have not kept current on this website for a while, but that is because there has been a lot going on and very little time to write.
Most immediately, on 23 March I am joining a group … Read more
Posted on December 28, 2016 by Alan Senauke
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
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
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Posted on July 28, 2021 by Alan Senauke
Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Movement in Myanmar
Clear View Project has been actively supporting the nonviolent Civil Disobedience Movement in Myanmar since the start of the February 1 military coup. Through our ties with International Network of Engaged Buddhists and sister organization Spirit in Education Movement, along … Read more