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Prisoner changing prison
Started this discussion. Last reply by Pake Hall Oct 6, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Favorites
Hi -I just got a letter from the man I'm corresponding with and he was moved from Pelican Bay State Prison to a jail in LA. He didn't really know why and where when he sent me the letter.Since it…Continue
Solitary confinement and economy
Started Sep 6, 2011 0 Replies 0 Favorites
Hi - I'm a dharma mentor through PDN to a man at Pelican Bay State Prison. He has been in solitary confinement for many years. He wrote in his last letter that the prison gets more money for keeping…Continue
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May 14, 2012 at 7pm to May 31, 2012 at 9pm – PDN Online
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Pake Hall commented on Riki Sarah Dennis's blog post Gender can be looked at sans detrimental effect on the Dharma.Pake Hall commented on Riki Sarah Dennis's blog post Conditioning, Transsexuality, Attachment & the Dharma"OH, dear - I'm sorry if my English makes my commentaries sound to insensitive. I didn't by any means mean that I'm fully awakened and doesn't struggle with my ego and illusions and a sense of self. But practice does make it…"
Pake Hall commented on Riki Sarah Dennis's blog post Conditioning, Transsexuality, Attachment & the Dharma"For me it sounds strange to interpret the sexual/gender indentities as pointing to some "inner existential reality" in a form of a "self". In my experience it rather points to the fact that the true self is an empty self. That…"
Pake Hall replied to Stephen Conover's discussion Homeless Dharma Network"Hi -
Very interesting and inspiring project! I couldn't help getting my own ideas for Gothenburg, Sweden where I live :) I haven't thought of offer free classes, sittings or invitations for ceremonies to homeless people in the area…"
Pake Hall replied to EG's discussion Looking for prison-oriented commentary on Zen Precepts"Hi EG -
You can find a chapter about the precepts for inmates in the "Sitting Inside; Buddhist Practice in America's Prisons" by Kobai Scott Whitney.
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Pake Hall favorited Carter (PDN Admin)'s blog post Mindfulness in Simple Tasks ~ Reflections on Path of FreedomPake Hall left a comment for Julia Rand"Hi Julia - I have that calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hahn in my home as well :) It's a good reminder to look at every day.
So, you are working with at-risk youth - in what way? I myself work at the Swedish schoolsystem with at-risk youth and find…"
Pake Hall commented on Carter (PDN Admin)'s event Path of Freedom Webinar"Finally - a Path of Freedom Webinar that doesn't seem to run at the same time as a sesshin I am able to attend! Even if I'm 6 h ahead of Eastern Time... I'll really try to make this work :)"
Pake Hall might attend Carter (PDN Admin)'s event
Path of Freedom Webinar at PDN Online
May 14, 2012 at 7pm to May 31, 2012 at 9pm
With Fleet Maull May 14 - 31 Six Sessions, (three weeks, Monday & Thursday classes) Hope you can join us! Hours for the training are: 7-9pm Eastern 5-7pm Mountain Time 4-6pm Pacific This program is designed to train facilitators to deliver the Prison Dharma Network (PDN) Path of FreedomTM Program in inside prison programs. Since mindfulness-awareness meditation practices are foundational to this program, all facilitators-in-training must have an established mindfulness-awareness…See More
Pake Hall favorited Carter (PDN Admin)'s blog post Meditation helps San Quentin prisoners come to terms with themselves and their crimes
Pake Hall commented on Kate Crisp (PDN Director)'s event Path of Freedom Webinar with Fleet Maull"I would so much like to participate but this webinar now clashes with one sesshin and one workrelated trip that I can't get away from. The opportunity to go to sesshins and practice with one's sensei is something I must take.
And…"
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- Country
- Sweden
- How you are involved in Prison Dharma
- Pen Pal, Interested
- Tell us about yourself & your interest in prison dharma: (answer required) .
- I practice Zen with Sante Poromaa sensei and Kanja Odland sensei. We belong to Cloud Water Sangha with Rochester Zen Center and Chicago Zen Center in the USA. I've been Sangha leader for Gothenburg Zen Center for 6 years and (lay) ordained in the 3 Jewels Order since April 2011. I have been giving introductions to zazen, dharma talks and supporting people in their practice at Gothenburg Zen Center for 6 years and been thinking about working with the Dharma at prisons for quite some years now. My hope is that we will start a group here for Swedish prisons within a year.
- My Website:
- http://www.goteborgzencenter.se
- Prison or Dharma Books I Love
- Wild Ivy; The Spiritual Autobiography by Hakuin, Moon in a Dewdrop by Dogen, The Three Pillars of Zen by Philip Kapleau, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Suzuki, The Practice of Perfection by Robert Aitken, Dhammapada, Being Upright; Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts by Reb Anderson, A Commentary of the Heart Sutra by Thich Nhat Hahn
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Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 12:18pm on September 3, 2011,
Emmet Bondurant said… Thanks for the welcome. I'm a student of sensei Lawson Sachter of Wind Horse Zen Center in Alexander, NC (but I practice at Clear Water Zen Center; we're a "satellite", as it were).
- At 1:46pm on June 3, 2011,
Carter (PDN Admin) said…
Hello!
Thanks for joining the PDN community! We are looking forward to seeing your posted pictures, videos, blogs, discussion topics, etc. Please let me know if you have any questions about the site or check out the “Help” tab at the top of this page.
If you are interested in becoming a dharma mentor, you can apply here:
http://www.prisondharmanetwork.org/dharma_mentor_project.html
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Events
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Register Now: Path of Freedom Webinar
May 14, 2012 at 7pm to May 31, 2012 at 9pm – PDN Online
With Fleet Maull May 14 - 31 Six Sessions, (three weeks, Monday & Thursday classes) Hope you can join us! Hours for the training are: 7-9pm Eastern 5-7pm Mountain Time 4-6pm Pacific This progra…
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Path of Freedom Webinar
September 10, 2012 at 7pm to September 27, 2012 at 9pm – PDN Online
With Fleet Maull September 10-27 Six Sessions, (Mondays & Thursdays for three weeks) Hope you can join us!Hours for the training are:7-9pm Eastern5-7pm Mountain Time4-6pm Pacific This program is…
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