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Inc.]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[press@zenpeacemakers.org]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[press@zenpeacemakers.org]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[press@zenpeacemakers.org]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[press@zenpeacemakers.org]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[The Right of Remembrance - 1864 Sand Creek Massacre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-right-of-remembrance-1864-sand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-right-of-remembrance-1864-sand</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:03:18 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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His ancestors survived Sand Creek. What he offers here is a continuation of memory: held in place, in lineage, and in the responsibility to remember.</p><p>Chris walks us through the broken treaties, the political ambitions, and the violence that led to Sand Creek. He speaks to what remains unresolved. </p><p>A question of how we live with histories that have not been fully recognized.<br>A question of what remembrance asks of us now.<br>And a quiet, ongoing possibility&#8212;that through acknowledgment, conversation, and presence, something can begin.</p><p>Listen in to this heartfelt and necessary conversation.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br><br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: Chris Tall Bear</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: April 01, 2026</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe &amp; Chloe Wright</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/sand-creek-massacre/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Turning Away: Hozan Alan Senauke and the Practice of Staying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/not-turning-away-hozan-alan-senauke</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/not-turning-away-hozan-alan-senauke</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:53:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192195060/7501c067b307a6d408e1c7121fe433e5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, we sit with Hozan Alan Senauke &#8212; a Zen priest, teacher, musician, and lifelong practitioner of engaged Buddhism &#8212; in a conversation that feels less like an interview and more like being in the presence of a life deeply lived.</p><p>At the heart of Hozan&#8217;s path is a simple but demanding vow: <em>&#8220;I will not abandon you.&#8221;</em> Not as a sentiment, but as a practice. A North Star. A way of meeting suffering without turning away &#8212; while still holding boundaries, clarity, and compassion.</p><p>Through stories from his life &#8212; from sangha relationships to refugee camps, from Bangladesh to India &#8212; Hozan brings the Three Tenets into lived reality. Not Knowing. Bearing Witness. Taking Action. Not as abstract ideas, but as something we return to again and again, especially when it would be easier to walk away.</p><p>There&#8217;s a quiet honesty in this conversation. A recognition that staying present is not always comfortable, not always clear &#8212; but that something essential unfolds when we remain in relationship.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: Hozan Alan Senauke</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: March 28, 2023</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Micka (&#22937;&#24515;) Moto-Sanchez, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/turning_words/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Up in the Shadow of The Troubles — Bearing Witness with Ryushin Paul Haller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/growing-up-in-the-shadow-of-the-troubles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/growing-up-in-the-shadow-of-the-troubles</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:39:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190711557/725d822c5bba64595c7abea969d16c53.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, Zen teacher <strong>Paul Haller</strong> reflects on how the practice of Zen meets the realities of a divided world.</p><p>Paul grew up in Northern Ireland during <strong>The Troubles</strong>, a time when political conflict and religious identity shaped daily life. Neighborhoods, schools, and communities were divided, and the tensions between Catholic and Protestant communities formed the backdrop of his early years. Those experiences left deep impressions about fear, identity, and the ways people come to see one another as &#8220;other.&#8221;</p><p>In our conversation, Paul shares how Zen practice &#8212; and particularly the Zen Peacemakers&#8217; emphasis on <strong>Bearing Witness</strong> &#8212; offered a way to meet these divisions without turning away. Rather than retreating from the world, the practice invites us to enter it more fully. To listen. To see suffering clearly. And to discover how compassion can arise when we stop holding tightly to fixed positions.</p><p>Paul&#8217;s reflections remind us that peacemaking is not abstract. It grows directly out of our lived experience &#8212; the places we come from, the histories we inherit, and the willingness to face them with an open heart.</p><p>This episode explores how practice moves from the meditation cushion into the streets, into communities, and into the complicated human realities we share.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: Ryushin Paul Haller</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: October 23, 2020</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Micka (&#22937;&#24515;) Moto-Sanchez, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/fierce-courage-peacemaking-in-northern-ireland/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Three Tenets - The Intimacy of Taking Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-three-tenets-the-intimacy-of-54d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-three-tenets-the-intimacy-of-54d</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:49:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189364329/e47109fdcca4113fef5e2b4efff12e79.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We see suffering.<br>Something inside says: <em>Do something.</em><br>Another voice answers: <em>What if I get it wrong?</em></p><p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe sits down with five longtime Zen Peacemakers to explore the raw, human edge of Taking Action&#8212;the third of the Three Tenets.</p><p>Not a strategy.<br>Not performance.<br>Relationship.</p><p>From street retreats in Los Angeles to immigrant support in Seattle, from community councils in Helsinki to integrated housing projects in Vermont and New York, one thread runs through it all:</p><p>Action is intimacy.<br>Action is ceremony.<br>Action is staying when things get uncomfortable</p><p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered whether you&#8217;re doing enough&#8212;or too much&#8212;this conversation is for you.</p><div><hr></div><p>Please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speakers: Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Joshin Byrnes, Jitsujo T Gauthier, Daiken Nelson, Mikko Ij&#228;s, and Genjo Marinello</strong></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: September 2, 2025</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Clotilde Wright, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/the-three-tenets-the-intimacy-of-taking-action/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appamāda: Care, Responsibility, and Being Like Water with Roshi Joan Halifax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/appamada-care-responsibility-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/appamada-care-responsibility-and</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:45:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187006604/b744df1ee42985a36a0c903c3d7bd0bc.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the <em>Peacemakers Podcast</em>, Roshi Joan Halifax reflects on <em>Appam&#257;da</em>&#8212;a Buddhist teaching often translated as vigilance or heedfulness, and here offered simply as <strong>care</strong>.</p><p>Speaking from a life shaped by civil rights work, caregiving, and decades of practice alongside Bernie Glassman, Joan explores what it means to stay present with moral distress without rushing toward answers. Drawing on Bernie&#8217;s teaching of Not Knowing and Bearing Witness, she invites us to let response arise not from ideology or strategy, but from direct contact with suffering&#8212;our own and the world&#8217;s.</p><p>Through images of water&#8212;fluid, responsive, inclusive&#8212;and the story of Anishinaabe grandmother Josephine Mandamin carrying a single bucket along the shores of the Great Lakes, Joan points to a practice grounded in responsibility at human scale. Not grand solutions, but showing up. Not certainty, but care. Again and again.</p><p>This is a conversation about conscience, community, and the small, faithful acts through which our vows are lived&#8212;moment by moment, right where we are.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: Roshi Joan Halifax</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: December 12, 2023</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Clotilde Wright, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/appamada/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Glassman: Sixty Years of Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/bernie-glassman-sixty-years-of-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/bernie-glassman-sixty-years-of-practice</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:30:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/185520806/62bc2dbe2bee4c1dd85e44fce3835de6.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This episode of the <em>Peacemakers Podcast</em> features reflections from <strong>Bernie Glassman</strong>, drawn from a three-day gathering held in 2014.</p><p>Across those days, Bernie occasionally spoke from the vantage point of the first, second, and third twenty-year periods of his life &#8212; not as a formal structure, but as a way of noticing how practice matures through time. What comes through most clearly is not biography, but how the Three Tenets &#8212; Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action &#8212; continually shaped his responses to life.</p><p>Listening now, these reflections feel less like a retrospective and more like an invitation. The Three Tenets are not presented as ideas to adopt, but as something already moving in each of us &#8212; in how we meet uncertainty, stay with what is difficult, and allow action to arise from real presence.</p><p>If this episode resonates with you, we invite you to support the ongoing work of Zen Peacemakers by becoming a paying subscriber.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>Join our Community Platform to learn more <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/">here</a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: Bernie Glassman</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: 2014</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your World Is Not the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/your-world-is-not-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/your-world-is-not-the-world</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:38:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/183905234/f6dc82175b5442a173294536a10e466b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the <strong>Peacemakers Podcast</strong>, we sit with T. Marie King in a conversation that invites honest reflection on identity, power, and how we show up in community.</p><p>Rather than offering answers or analysis, this episode creates space to notice what we assume, who we may be missing, and how listening itself can become an act of care and responsibility. Rooted in lived experience and grounded presence, T. Marie&#8217;s work challenges us to slow down, brave discomfort, and allow ourselves to be changed.</p><p>This conversation is closely connected to place, especially Selma and Montgomery, Alabama&#8212;cities that continue to shape the moral and emotional landscape of our shared life. It also points toward the Zen Peacemakers&#8217; upcoming <strong>Bearing Witness to Racism in America Retreat</strong> in April 2026. This contemplative immersion is not about fixing the world, but about letting experience work on us.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/198985&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Retreat Info Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/198985"><span>Retreat Info Here</span></a></p><p>If this episode resonates, you are also invited to join T. Marie King for a free online Zen Peacemakers event, <strong>Perspective + Empathy: Learning Beyond Our Own Lens</strong>. Details for both the retreat and the online event can be found in the show notes.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/200832&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Event Info Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/200832"><span>Event Info Here</span></a></p><p>If you value these conversations, please consider becoming a paying subscriber and supporting the ongoing work of Zen Peacemakers. Learn more at <br><a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: T.Marie King</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: June 23, 2022</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Micka (&#22937;&#24515;) Moto-Sanchez, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/your-world-is-not-the-world-mc/">HERE</a></p></li></ul><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Appreciative Attention — with Poet & Teacher John Brehm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-art-of-appreciative-attention</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-art-of-appreciative-attention</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:45:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/181338764/e7fc23ac61938f998e1f482f4f2da18b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As we approach the end of the year, Geoff and I wanted to offer something a little different&#8212;something quieter, more spacious, and genuinely nourishing. This week&#8217;s Peacemakers Podcast feels like exactly that.</p><p>Geoff opens with one of his own poems, a tender moment he rarely shares publicly, and we talk together about how poetry has shaped his way of slowing down and really seeing what&#8217;s right in front of us.</p><p>We&#8217;re joined by our friend <strong>John Brehm</strong>, poet, teacher, and longtime companion of Zen Peacemakers, who leads us into what he calls <em>the art of appreciative attention</em>. John invites us to lay down the old habit of treating poems like riddles to decode, and instead approach them as living presences&#8212;something we enter, savor, and let work on us from the inside out.</p><p>Through Joy Harjo, Elizabeth Bishop, Rilke, and his own new anthology <em>The Poetry of Grief, Gratitude, and Reverence</em>, John shows how poetry can dissolve the boundary between ourselves and the world, opening a gentler, more curious way of being.<br>His teaching is beautifully simple:<br><strong>Notice what you love, and let that be enough.</strong></p><p>As we close out the year, we&#8217;re grateful to share this unique, heartfelt episode&#8212;an offering to help us pause, reconnect, and remember the deeper threads of our practice.</p><p>Thank you for listening, for practicing with us, and for being part of this circle.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: John Brehm</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: February 21, 2024</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Clotilde Wright, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/the-art-of-appreciative-attention/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith in the Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/faith-in-the-night</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/faith-in-the-night</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/178777224/d09f2b89d74b90fb12a245f50aa9a25e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, we walk after dark with <strong>San Francisco Night Ministry</strong>, a multi-faith community offering spiritual care on the city&#8217;s streets and phone lines. No preaching, no agenda&#8212;just presence.</p><p>Our guest, <strong>Rev. Trent Thornley</strong>, shares how these night walks become both an <strong>expression and inspiration of faith</strong>&#8212;moments of deep listening, compassion, and unexpected connection. You&#8217;ll also hear about their moving annual <strong>reading of names</strong>, honoring neighbors who died while unhoused.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: Rev. Trent Thornley</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: November 17, 2021</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Micka (&#22937;&#24515;) Moto-Sanchez, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/faith-in-the-night-the-san-francisco-night-ministry/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gifts of Courage: Stepping Into It All With Open Hearts — with Jeff Bridges & Krishna Das]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-gifts-of-courage-stepping-into</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-gifts-of-courage-stepping-into</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:22:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/177553131/9de6b7c344a005aab9cb6ab29ac78e03.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eXTQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1670017-c084-4d90-92e1-937c3fff0c4a_2508x774.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eXTQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa1670017-c084-4d90-92e1-937c3fff0c4a_2508x774.png 424w, 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We open with Krishna Das recalling how Bernie invited him to turn lines from the <em>Gate of Sweet Nectar</em> into a singable prayer&#8212;what became the beloved song &#8220;Hungry Hearts.&#8221;</p><p>Recorded in 2022, not long after Jeff&#8217;s recovery, the conversation turns to &#8220;instructions to the cook&#8221;&#8212;meeting life with what&#8217;s in the pantry&#8212;and how facing illness, fear, and uncertainty can become a doorway to gratitude. You&#8217;ll hear the refrain &#8220;scary, but okay,&#8221; and a spacious exploration of how courage and fear sit at the same table.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speakers:</strong> Jeff Bridges &amp; Krishna Das</p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: January 20, 2022</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Micka (&#22937;&#24515;) Moto-Sanchez, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/krishna_das-jeff_bridges/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Us & Them: Council, Connection, and Taking Action (with Jared Seide)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/beyond-us-and-them-council-connection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/beyond-us-and-them-council-connection</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:25:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/176347504/4c6f3f98a0aec42f8e3da60e3ab53a94.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, hosts Jim H&#333;den Fricker and Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe sit down with Jared Seide of Beyond Us &amp; Them to explore a simple, radical practice: sitting in a circle and truly listening. What begins as &#8220;ordinary&#8221; turns out to be transformative&#8212;calming classrooms, easing tensions in neighborhoods, helping people heal in prisons and police precincts, and weaving connection where stress and isolation have taken root.</p><p>Jared traces the arc of Council from its early days in Los Angeles schools to deep work in reentry, law enforcement, and global bearing witness contexts&#8212;from Auschwitz to Rwanda. We hear how &#8220;everyone needs to feel seen and connected and valued,&#8221; and how Council offers a reliable structure for belonging&#8212;one voice at a time&#8212;embodying Taking Action, the third of the Zen Peacemakers&#8217; Three Tenets.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speakers:</strong> Jared Seide </p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: February 20, 2025</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/listening-from-the-heart/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy: Tending the Spark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-buddhist-coalition-for-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-buddhist-coalition-for-democracy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:40:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/175070197/a923285c3fcb218a32b5b6e059396f98.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the <em>Peacemakers Podcast</em>, hosts Jim H&#333;den Fricker and Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe welcome <strong>Seth Zuih&#333; Segall</strong> and <strong>John Murphy</strong> to present the vision of the newly formed <strong>Buddhist Coalition for Democracy</strong>.</p><p>Seth Zuih&#333; Segall is a Zen priest ordained in the White Plum and Zen Peacemaker Order lineages, and a retired clinical psychologist who served for three decades at the Yale School of Medicine. He co-founded the Connecticut Chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship in 2003 and the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy in 2025. Seth is the author of <em>The House We Live In: Virtue, Wisdom, and Pluralism</em> (2023), <em>Buddhism and Human Flourishing</em> (2020), and several other books and scholarly works, and is a contributing editor for <em>Tricycle: The Buddhist Review</em>.</p><p>John Murphy is a longtime practitioner at the Philadelphia Shambhala Center, where he serves on its Central Governance Circle. He is also on the Board of the Secular Buddhist Network, and a founding member of the Coordinating Committee of the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy. With a career spanning senior leadership roles in both corporate and nonprofit sectors, John has guided organizations in strategic planning, fundraising, donor relations, and board development.</p><p>Together, Seth and John present a fresh and inclusive vision for the Coalition&#8212;one that invites Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, conservatives and progressives, to join in protecting the foundations of democracy with compassion, dignity, and care. Their principles are clear: free and fair elections, the rule of law, free inquiry, human dignity, and care for the planet. Their actions are wide-ranging&#8212;bearing witness, supporting the vulnerable, educating about threats to democracy, embodying right speech and nonviolence.</p><p>This conversation touches on the joy of working together across difference, the courage to remain &#8220;for&#8221; something rather than merely &#8220;against,&#8221; and the deep listening that allows dialogue to transform us.</p><div class="pullquote"><p>Find out more about the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Website&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/"><span>Website</span></a></p></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speakers:</strong> Seth Zuih&#333; Segall and John Murphy</p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: September 16, 2025</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Clotilde Wright, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Original Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/bcd/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA["Everything Changes, Everything is Connected, Pay Attention”: The Poetry of Jane Hirshfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/everything-changes-everything-is</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/everything-changes-everything-is</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:03:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/173300118/f1515f1b51fbbabb11d2eb953903b027.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this new Peacemakers Podcast episode, poet and Zen practitioner <strong>Jane Hirshfield</strong> sits down with Geoff O&#8217;Keeffe for a luminous, grounded conversation about how poems&#8212;and practice&#8212;help us meet a fractured world. From her seven-word distillation of the dharma (&#8220;Everything changes. Everything is connected. Pay attention.&#8221;) to the vow that undergirds compassionate action, Jane invites us into a way of seeing that is precise, permeable, and tender.</p><p>Together we travel through themes of <strong>Questioning</strong>, <strong>Being Still</strong>, <strong>Bearing Witness</strong>, <strong>Stepping Forward</strong>, <strong>Failing</strong>, and <strong>Listening</strong>&#8212;touching poems such as &#8220;After Long Silence,&#8221; &#8220;Let Them Not Say,&#8221; &#8220;Like Others,&#8221; &#8220;Changing Everything,&#8221; and the wry kitchen-table parable of a frozen egg. Along the way, Jane reflects on why witnessing itself is a form of action, and how abiding in Not-Knowing helps keep our responses spacious and humane. We hear of fires faced (or sometimes fled), of vows renewed, and of the small, almost invisible gestures that can ripple outward&#8212;poetry as a way to <strong>not despair</strong> and to remain in love with the world.</p><p><em>The Asking: New &amp; Selected Poems</em> (Knopf, September 12, 2023)<br><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/715681/the-asking-by-jane-hirshfield/">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/715681/the-asking-by-jane-hirshfield/</a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Bonus Content:</strong></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;433cc20f-d309-4616-a1d5-cd90873e3ebd&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speakers:</strong> Jane Hirshfield &amp; Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: April 24, 2024</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Clotilde Wright, Geoff Sh&#333;un O'Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Original Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/fearless-hearts_series/">HERE</a></p></li></ul><p></p><div><hr></div><h3>More From Jane Hirshfield</h3><div id="youtube2-s7ER2jmxt7E" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;s7ER2jmxt7E&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/s7ER2jmxt7E?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><a href="https://poets.org/text/blaney-making-invisible-visible">https://poets.org/text/blaney-making-invisible-visible</a> (text)</p><p><strong>New Profile/Conversations:</strong></p><p>McSweeney's, with Ilya Kaminsky: <a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/jane-hirshfield">https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/jane-hirshfield</a></p><p>The Nation, with Wen Stephenson: <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/while-this-all-over-crying/">https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/while-this-all-over-crying/</a></p><p><strong>Interviews:</strong></p><p>EZRA KLEIN SHOW<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jane-hirshfield.html">Opinion | What a Poetic Mind Can Teach Us About How to Live - The New York Times (nytimes.com)</a></p><p>TRICYCLE <br><a href="https://tricycle.org/magazine/jane-hirshfield-poetry/">https://tricycle.org/magazine/jane-hirshfield-poetry/</a></p><p>ORION<br><a href="https://orionmagazine.org/article/jane-hirshfield-orion-questionnaire/?fbclid=IwAR24uLTFS1ZsN2lIpFByJykAbOUvhXG5wYrHsiAS47DvBVrCszauozn7cCM">Orion Magazine - Jane Hirshfield Answers the Orion Questionnaire</a><br></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Dr. Larry Ward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/remembering-dr-larry-ward</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/remembering-dr-larry-ward</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:48:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4lEe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47410f51-1abf-43a6-9cb9-156c5d2e96d0_1500x1000.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 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Larry left us on Tuesday, August 19, surrounded by the same spirit of presence and compassion that guided h&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking Action: Zen Center of Denver at Metro Caring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/taking-action-zen-center-of-denver</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/taking-action-zen-center-of-denver</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:49:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/171572958/7b57ea734a5f97cd1862bc78499952d4.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zen Peacemakers founder Bernie Glassman taught that practice doesn&#8217;t end on the cushion&#8212;it must move into the world. In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, we see how a Zen Peacemaker Affiliate, the Zen Center of Denver, brings this vision to life through their ongoing work at Metro Caring.</p><p>What emerges is a reminder that service isn&#8217;t about charity, but about belonging&#8212;creating spaces where dignity and connection flourish.</p><p>Bernie&#8217;s vision points us back to our own neighborhoods. Each of us has a &#8220;Metro Caring&#8221; close to home, a place where our practice can meet the world&#8217;s needs in simple, human ways.</p><p>Join us for this conversation about practice, service, and the everyday work of peacemaking.</p><p>&#127793; Support our work: Become a paying subscriber for full access to our podcasts, writings, and events&#8212;and help sustain the Zen Peacemakers&#8217; global community. Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a>.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><ul><li><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: April 17, 2025</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Shoun O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Special Thanks</strong> to Metro Caring and the Zen Center of Denver</p></li></ul></li></ul><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Vbj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Vbj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Vbj!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Vbj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Vbj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Vbj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png" width="515" height="137.59541984732823" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:280,&quot;width&quot;:1048,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:515,&quot;bytes&quot;:37745,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/171572958?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Vbj!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Vbj!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Vbj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Vbj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F983a1fad-3b6d-4db7-913b-fe48de1da873_1048x280.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">We are a Buddhist sangha (community) offering authentic Zen practice and training since our founding in 1974. Along with daily zazen (seated meditation), the ZCD offers a full range of opportunities for Zen training, including dokusan (private instruction with a teacher), samu (silent work practice), seva (community work practice), zazenkai (all-day sittings), and sesshin (weekend, five-day or seven-day retreats with a residential option).</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://zencenterofdenver.org/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;CLICK FOR ZCD&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://zencenterofdenver.org/"><span>CLICK FOR ZCD</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8bL4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F94872fd1-90a1-488d-bf96-1e2d798718f9_2259x669.png" 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class="image-caption">As a leading anti-hunger organization in Colorado, Metro Caring works with our community to meet people&#8217;s immediate need for nutritious, culturally relevant food while building a movement to end hunger at its root causes.</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://metrocaring.org/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;CLICK FOR METRO CARING&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://metrocaring.org/"><span>CLICK FOR METRO CARING</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening to Oneness with the Zen Precepts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/opening-to-oneness-with-the-zen-precepts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/opening-to-oneness-with-the-zen-precepts</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/169187482/439f81f0430fa5b4d819971bf08c4c0d.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What if being ethical wasn&#8217;t about being good, but about being whole?</p><p>In this moving and revelatory episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, Zen teacher Nancy Mujo Baker Roshi invites us to experience the Buddhist precepts not as commandments or even ideals&#8212;but as expressions of oneness itself. Through stories, teachings, and poetic insight, she guides us through the subtle terrain of &#8220;non-killing, non-stealing, non-lying&#8221; and the journey toward a life lived without a &#8220;why.&#8221;</p><p>Together we explore how exposing our delusions, embracing our sorrow, and dropping our self-protection can awaken a deeper way of being&#8212;one rooted in Zazen, intimacy, and spontaneous compassion.</p><p>Whether you&#8217;ve studied the precepts for years or are just beginning to reflect on your actions in the world, this episode offers a profound invitation: to meet all of it&#8212;your confusion, your care, your contradictions&#8212;as Buddha Nature itself.</p><p>Join us as we walk hand in hand with sorrow, and step into the great unfolding.</p><p>&#127744;<br>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speakers:</strong> Nancy Mujo Baker Roshi</p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: January 28, 2023</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Shoun O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Clotilde Wright, Geoff Shoun O'Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Original Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/opening-to-oneness/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Committed Relationships & Peacemaking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/committed-relationships-and-peacemaking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/committed-relationships-and-peacemaking</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:03:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/168020357/7a6bf57997e960021e85092a68c40aa3.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this heartfelt episode, we turn the lens inward to explore how the Zen Peacemakers' Three Tenets&#8212;Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action&#8212;manifest in our closest and most personal relationships.</p><p>Host Geoff O&#8217;Keeffe guides a powerful roundtable conversation with eight longtime Zen teachers, including Roshis Pat Enkyo and Barbara Joshin O&#8217;Hara, Gerry Shishin Wick and Ilia Shinko Perez, June Ryushin Tanoue and Robert Joshin Althouse, and Nicolee Jikyo and Barry Kaigen McMahon.</p><p>Together, they share the deep joys and inevitable frictions of practicing and teaching together in intimate partnership. Through stories that are funny, moving, and honest, they offer rare insight into how a committed relationship can become not a distraction from the path, but the path itself.</p><p>From learning how to fight fair and communicate with compassion, to embracing the discomfort of &#8220;not knowing&#8221; and creating a shared space where healing can emerge, this episode is a love letter to spiritual partnership.</p><p>&#127744; Join us for this unique conversation in the spirit of mutuality, humility, and curiosity.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speakers:</strong> Roshis Pat Enkyo and Barbara Joshin O&#8217;Hara, Gerry Shishin Wick and Ilia Shinko Perez, June Ryushin Tanoue and Robert Joshin Althouse, and Nicolee Jikyo and Barry Kaigen McMahon</p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: January 22, 2024</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Shoun O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Clotilde Wright, Geoff Shoun O'Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Original Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/committed-relationships/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupation, Faith & Forgiveness - Life as a Palestinian Christian]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/occupation-faith-and-forgiveness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/occupation-faith-and-forgiveness</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:05:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/166934873/1e9409dbd652c46b1fa16a3ddebd4f56.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s episode of the <em>Peacemakers Podcast</em>, we&#8217;re honored to share the voice of Elias D&#8217;eis, a Palestinian Christian from Bethlehem and a leader with the Holy Land Trust.</p><p>Elias grew up during the First Intifada&#8212;surrounded by military patrols, fear, and the weight of inherited trauma. As a child, he opened his Bible and read, <em>&#8220;Pray for the peace of Jerusalem&#8221;</em>, even as his father was being arrested. Like many Palestinians, he struggled with the seeming contradiction between his faith and the reality of occupation.</p><p>This conversation is raw and vulnerable. It invites us beyond blame. Beyond &#8220;sides.&#8221; It asks: What does it mean to be human in a landscape that so often forgets?</p><p>We hope you&#8217;ll take time to listen&#8212;slowly, openly, without rushing toward answers. As always, we thank you for being part of this community.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker:</strong> Elias D&#8217;eis</p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: December 19, 2024</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Shoun O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Clotilde Wright, Geoff Shoun O'Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Original Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/holy-land-trust/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buddhist Journalism in a Time of Polarization — with James Shaheen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/buddhist-journalism-in-a-time-of-e19</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/buddhist-journalism-in-a-time-of-e19</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:02:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/166278509/dd693db6-dd56-4d7d-bfb2-5e3c6e30a62f/transcoded-1750283088.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this heartfelt episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, we&#8217;re joined by James Shaheen, editor of <em>Tricycle: The Buddhist Review</em>, to explore the power of journalism as a form of practice. 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