Peacemakers Podcast

Rooted in the Three Tenets—Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action - the Peacemakers Podcast brings together activists, spiritual leaders, and changemakers who embody these principles in their work and lives. Through diverse podcast series, we share stories of compassion, justice, and transformation, offering insight and inspiration for those committed to making a difference in the world. voice.zenpeacemakers.org

Peacemakers Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Zen Peacemakers, with 26 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Zen Peacemakers hosts Peacemakers Podcast, a education show with 26 episodes published.

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  The Right of Remembrance - 1864 Sand Creek Massacre

  Apr 16, 202621 minS0

  <p>There are stories that history books only partially hold—and others that live on in families, in land, in memory carried across generations.</p><p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, we listen to Southern Cheyenne leader Chris Tall Bear as he shares the story of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre—not as distant history, but as something still present. 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 viol...

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  Not Turning Away: Hozan Alan Senauke and the Practice of Staying

  Mar 26, 202623 minS0

  <p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, we sit with Hozan Alan Senauke — a Zen priest, teacher, musician, and lifelong practitioner of engaged Buddhism — 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’s path is a simple but demanding vow: “I will not abandon you.” Not as a sentiment, but as a practice. A North Star. A way of meeting suffering without turning away — while still holding boundaries, clarity, and compassion.</p><p>Through stories from his life — from sangha relatio...

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  Growing Up in the Shadow of The Troubles — Bearing Witness with Ryushin Paul Haller

  Mar 12, 202623 minS0

  <p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, Zen teacher Paul Haller reflects on how the practice of Zen meets the realities of a divided world.</p><p>Paul grew up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, 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 “other.”</p><p>In our conversation, Paul shares how Zen practice — and particularly the Ze...

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  The Three Tenets - The Intimacy of Taking Action

  Feb 27, 202633 minS0

  <p>We see suffering.Something inside says: Do something.Another voice answers: What if I get it wrong?</p><p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, Geoff Shōun O’Keeffe sits down with five longtime Zen Peacemakers to explore the raw, human edge of Taking Action—the third of the Three Tenets.</p><p>Not a strategy.Not performance.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.Actio...

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  Appamāda: Care, Responsibility, and Being Like Water with Roshi Joan Halifax

  Feb 5, 202620 minS0

  <p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, Roshi Joan Halifax reflects on Appamāda—a Buddhist teaching often translated as vigilance or heedfulness, and here offered simply as care.</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’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—our own and the world’s.</p><p>Through...

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