October 2009 Blog Posts (5)

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Putting people in prison with mental illnesses is a process in which little justice is involved. A person commits a petty crime and objects to being "mauled" by police. That is immediately a felony. "crazy" person against a "police person" not a chance. Mental institutions are costly. Prisons produce "wealth" for the owners through slave labor and drive labor costs down for the poor joes who work for minimum wage at the cost of their souls. The same i suspect is true of poor people in general… Continue

Added by Ed Knight on October 30, 2009 at 12:56am — No Comments

serving tea

This week both the jail work and the women's shelter work were easy. No one had any big issues. The biggest issues had the simplest, most tender solution. A dear small woman coming off some pretty potent drug use asked me for some help today. She thought that some breathing exercises would help with her anxiety. It turned out though that she was too distracted by how cold she was to do any breath work. We went in the kitchen and I showed her where the tea and teapot were and I made her a cup of… Continue

Added by Nancy Candea on October 21, 2009 at 12:23pm — No Comments

Prison inmates go Zen to deal with life behind bars

from CNN.com Oct. 9, 2009



RIVERDALE, Georgia (CNN) -- In his darkest moment, Kenneth Brown lost it all. His wife and kids, the housebroken dog, the vacation home on Cape Cod all vanished when he was sent to prison for an arson in 1996.



Trapped in his gloomy cell and serving a 20-year sentence that felt like an eternity, Brown, then 49,… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on October 9, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Former soldier meditates with inmates



from the Independent Florida Alligator

K.C. Walpole, a former enlisted Marine and Army officer, teaches meditation to inmates in 25 Florida prisons. (Valerie Krygier / Alligator) By VANESSA DIMAGGIO, Alligator Contributing Writer



As they walk into the stark gray room at the Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala, K.C.… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on October 9, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Daido Roshi Descends the Mountain

from Zen Mountain Monastery:



Dear Friends,



Over the last few days, Daido Roshi’s condition has changed significantly and it is now apparent that he has only a few days of life left. Because of this, the Descending the Mountain ceremony scheduled for this Sunday at Zen Mountain Monastery needs to be cancelled. There will be regular morning services on Sunday October 4, 2009 at both Zen Mountain Monastery and Fire Lotus… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on October 7, 2009 at 4:37pm — No Comments

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