Posted on April 14, 2017 by Alan Senauke
The Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness invite us to be mindful of the body in the body, feelings in the feelings, breath in the breath. This means becoming aware of actions and thoughts from within themselves, within ourselves. In just this … 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 September 15, 2015 by Alan Senauke
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 November 1, 2013 by Alan Senauke
This is the text of a talk given on 1 November 2013 at the Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) in Kuala Lumpur, at the start of the 2013 conference of the International Network of Engaged … Read more
Posted on April 29, 2013 by Alan Senauke
Right now I can’t read too good
Don’t send me no more letters, no
Not unless you mail them from
Desolation Row
— from “Desolation Row” by Bob Dylan
It starts with dread. In a distant city, on top … Read more
Posted on April 22, 2013 by Alan Senauke
Right now I can’t read too good
Don’t send me no more letters, no
Not unless you mail them from
Desolation Row
— from “Desolation Row” by Bob Dylan
It starts with dread. In a distant strange city, face up … Read more
Posted on February 13, 2013 by Alan Senauke
In the first half of the 20th Century Japan waged wars in which it committed atrocities rivaling those of the Nazis during World War II. Brian Victoria’s book “Zen At War” was published in 1998, detailing how Japanese Buddhist monks … Read more
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Posted on March 29, 2020 by Alan Senauke
Shelter in Place: Practicing in the Pandemic
Several years ago, the Berkeley Zen Center board was discussing how things were going at ZC. At that moment, everything was rolling along well, but my teacher Sojun Roshi off-handedly commented that, “Things are wonderful…and in a moment they could … Read more