Summary: Episode Description: Sensei Alan discusses the necessity of and yet difficulty in actualizing the perfection of patience, or kshanti paramita, when confronted by violence and oppression as they arise on personal and collective levels. Included in the talk are considerations of beneficial action in response to racial tension in Ferguson, Missouri, war in Israel and Palestine, and the ongoing violence by Buddhists against Muslims in Burma. Bio : Alan Senauke is vice-abbot of Berkeley Zen Center (BZC) in California. Since 1991 Alan has worked with the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, where he presently serves as Senior Advisor. He continues to work as a socially engaged Buddhist activist, most recently founding the Clear View Project, developing Buddhist-based resources for relief and social change. In another realm, Alan has been a student and performer of American traditional music for more than forty years.
