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 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
Posted on October 6, 2016 by Alan Senauke
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
Posted on April 19, 2016 by Alan Senauke
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 March 1, 2016 by Alan Senauke
The fabric of a criminal trial is woven of stories…
the defendant’s story and the prosecutor’s story. Of course, there is also the victim’s story. From these threads come the jury and the judge’s stories. Each subsequent appeal then spins … Read more
Posted on November 8, 2015 by Alan Senauke
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 August 12, 2015 by Alan Senauke
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
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Posted on September 1, 2017 by Alan Senauke
Questions about Responding to White Supremacy
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