Through intimate letters, interviews, and stories, this narrative reveals the impact that a life-changing retreat had on a group of inmates at the highest level maximum-security state prison in Alabama. The 38 participants in the first-ever intensive, silent 10-day program inside the walls of a corrections facility--many serving life sentences without parole--detail the range of their experiences, the depth of their understanding of the Buddha's teachings gained by direct experience, and their setbacks and successes. During the Vipassana meditation program, they face the past and their miseries and emerge with a sense of peace and purpose. This compelling story shows the capacity for commitment, self-examination, renewal, and hope within a dismal penal system and a wider culture that demonizes prisoners.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pariyatti Press
ISBN-13
9781928706311
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91395642
Product Key Features
Book Title
Letters from the Dhamma Brothers: Meditation Behind Bars
Author
Jenny Phillips
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Buddhism
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
228mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
453g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jenny Phillips
Topic Area
Criminal Law
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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