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Buddhist-Based Resources for Relief and Social Change
Posted on April 19, 2016 by Alan Senauke
A Soto Zen Buddhist Climate Statement
The statement below is a unique collaboration among Soto Zen Buddhists in the west. With roots in China and in the 13th century teachings of Eihei Dogen, Soto Zen is one of the largest of Japan’s Buddhist denominations. This practice … Read more
Posted on December 20, 2015 by Alan Senauke
Clear View Project Fundraising—Winter 2015-16
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
Posted on November 8, 2015 by Alan Senauke
Jarvis Masters: Notes on Oral Arguments at the California Supreme Court — 6 November 2015
For thirty-four years, since the age of nineteen, Jarvis Jay Masters has been in San Quentin. For thirty of those years he has lived on the scene of a crime he did not commit. His lawyers Joe Baxter and Rick … Read more
Posted on September 15, 2015 by Alan Senauke
The Bodhisattva’s Embrace: Dispatches from Engaged Buddhism’s Front Lines
I am happy to announce that my book of essays — The Bodhisattva’s Embrace: Dispatches from Engaged Buddhism’s Front Lines — is now available. I am grateful for advance praise from Joanna Macy, Jarvis Masters, Sulak Sivaraksa, Roshi Joan Halifax, … Read more
Posted on September 4, 2015 by Alan Senauke
Clear View Project is Now Tax-Exempt
September 10, 2015
Dear Friends,
Clear View Project has been up and running since 2008, providing education and basic support to the most needy in Burma, India, and elsewhere. We have raised more than $100,000 in donations, and maintain close … Read more
Posted on August 12, 2015 by Alan Senauke
Freedom Seems Near For Jarvis Masters
Tuesday morning, August 11, I visited with my friend Jarvis Masters, an innocent man on California’s San Quentin Death Row. On the ground of our common Buddhist practice Jarvis and I have been meeting and talking regularly for more than … Read more
Posted on December 19, 2014 by Alan Senauke
Active Non-Violence and More: Turning Wheel Media Interviews Alan Senauke
Posted on October 12, 2014 by Alan Senauke
In Memory of Nancy Jo McClellan / Seiu Shinshu 1942 – 2014
Our good friend Nancy McClellan—Seiu Shinshu/Gentle Rain Deep Resolve—passed away peacefully early on the morning of October 8 at Elmwood Care Center in Berkeley. A small circle of friends and teachers were at her bedside shortly after she passed. We … Read more
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Posted on October 6, 2016 by Alan Senauke
Notes in Early Autumn (2016)
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