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The prison issue of Bearing Witness: A Newsletter for Western Socially Engaged Buddhism (FREE subscription) contains stories of inspiring successes and heart-breaking frustrations. It sheds Buddhist …
The prison issue of Bearing Witness: A Newsletter for Western Socially Engaged Buddhism (FREE subscription) contains stories of inspiring successes…
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Buddha under the bridge
I don’t remember being scared, but maybe he sees panic on my face.
“Don’t worry, man,” Kiley Jon Clark, a.k.a. Sonom Gyatso, tells me as we approach the West Commerce bridge. “When you come here, [the homeless]
treat you with both respect and distrust. They don’t know if you’re a
cop, or immigration, or a weirdo. Like any community, there’s violence
in their peer group, because there are different…
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HHF-Africa Journal Part 3 - Meet Richard Jumba
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A Visit to Kasangati Prison
A Visit to Kasangati Prison"Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light."… Continue
Added by Liane Legey on March 18, 2010 at 3:35pm — 1 Comment
Benefits of Mindfulness: What the Studies Show
from Shambhala SunSpace:
Benefits of mindfulness: What the studies show
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Prison meditation in San Diego
Prison meditation in San Diego
Think Good Thoughts, Speak Good Words, Do Good Things
By Dharma Bum Jeff
With one hand clutching the bible, the other hand rests… Continue
Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on March 16, 2010 at 12:05pm — No Comments
And away we go~!
It's finally time. I've been a member of this online community for two years now. And all the while just taking in all the posts and information ~ with not much to contribute myself. Now, this week, I'm starting a meditation group for the women of a Chicago prison. Gulp.
I'm not a teacher. I've never given formal meditation instruction. I've told a few people here and there how I sit. I read a lot. I attend retreats. I hope that's enough to keep these women interested. And I…
ContinueAdded by diana m conley on March 8, 2010 at 1:37pm — 3 Comments
Fleet Maull in Portland Oregon: Dharma in Hell program
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Unaffiliated Buddhists: Going it Alone
Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on March 4, 2010 at 1:59pm — 1 Comment
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