May 2010 Blog Posts (10)

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A Mother's Fears: "I Hear Bad Things Happen in Prisons."

Book signings are great for stories, as every author knows. Everybody has one they want to tell you.



I’ve had my share as I’ve done readings for “I Don’t Wish Nobody to Have a Life Like Mine: Tales of Kids in Adult Lockup.” There was the teenaged woman who lived on the streets, but finally got a job and a room for “me and my baby.” The grandmother who lost a son and daughter to crime. The Viet Nam vet who did lots of drugs until Jesus found him.



At one recent reading, I… Continue

Added by David Chura on May 31, 2010 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Prison meditation courses expand to Mandalay, Bago from Mayanmar Times



By Cherry Thein



PRISONERS in Myanmar jails, sometimes accompanied by warders and other prison staff, are studying meditation and Buddhist doctrine as more courses on Dhamma are being offered to inmates.



The first course, in 2008, took place at Insein prison and attracted 50 prisoners and was followed by a second course for younger prisoners.



In 2009, meditation courses were held for the first time at Tharyarwady… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on May 24, 2010 at 5:10pm — No Comments

Walking Meditation is my Freedom- essay shared with permission by Ruben

I have been incarcerated at Allenwood for the last 10 months. While I was in the world outside I practiced meditation on and off, finding a refuge to my busy life and anxiety in it. Being in prison is another story. I have time, more time than I ever had. Time to use or misuse, time to achieve or time to loose. Time to enlighten my mind, or time to be enveloped by it. The decision seems easy, but it's not. In prison, despair, boredom, anxiety, loneliness, all of those things that go against our… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on May 21, 2010 at 12:25pm — 6 Comments

Meditation Isn’t for Me It’s For Everyone By Zenon Dolnyckyj, from Epoch Times



As meditation practices rely less on mysticism and more on practical

application, more and more people are flocking to it every year. In

addition, the scientific community has done their share of studies and

concur, it's healthy. Meditation has been credited with helping manage

post traumatic stress disorder, promoting anti-aging, and speeding up

physical rehabilitation. There is no need for incense, a yogi, wind… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on May 19, 2010 at 1:20pm — No Comments

Young artists socializing prisoners in Nepal by Sweta Baniya

Reprinted with permission from Heart-beat



KATHMANDU, March 23 (Xinhua) -- With the slogan "CHALLENGING ATTITUDES, TRANSFORMING LIVES", a group of young artists are endeavoring to socialize prisoners in Nepal.

Heartbeat, a non-government organization of a group of young enthusiastic artists is conducting different activities through art for socializing the prisoners in different prisons in the country.

Talking to Xinhua on Tuesday,… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on May 19, 2010 at 12:54pm — 1 Comment

Was the Buddha socially engaged? JOIN THE DEBATE!

A rich debate has emerged on the Bearing Witness Blog regarding whether

it would be accurate to consider Shakyamuni Buddha a socially engaged

activist? This emerged after a review of opposing viewpoints from two

blogs: While the author of a recent post

on Digital Tibetan Buddhist Altar argues that “Twist it and wring it

and pound it any way you like. Buddha did… Continue

Added by Ari Pliskin on May 18, 2010 at 2:09pm — No Comments

NEW Bearing Witness newsletter: Socially Engaged Buddhism Online

Above: Virtual Second Life Free Tibet Meditation Vigil (Video)



The May issue of Bearing Witness: the Free Newsletter on Western Socially Engaged Buddhism explores the role of online technology in the…

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Added by Ari Pliskin on May 14, 2010 at 12:32pm — 1 Comment

SPACE by Dakari P. (a poem by one of our mentee's)

SPACE



by Dakari P



There's a void in the atmosphere

That's not governed by time,

It's surrounded by many a thing

And it's known as the human mind.



When you travel through its corridors

Viewing the different trains of thought,

Coming across a grand idea

That suddenly comes to naught.



There are no stars or moons there

Only a big bright sun,

Which is considered to be out of touch

With those who seem to have… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on May 10, 2010 at 5:50pm — 1 Comment

Why should I care about prisoners?



Why should I care about prisoners?

by Joe Wolfe

Why would or should I lend any sort of compassion for a prisoner? Why care…
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Added by Joseph Wolfe on May 7, 2010 at 12:31pm — 2 Comments

Great Position Open: leading a Community Reentry Program for formerly incarcerated people.

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Added by Bob Angyo Brown on May 2, 2010 at 10:42am — No Comments

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