Buddhist inspired resources for physicians and other health care professionals.
Posted in Prison Outreach on Sep 26th, 2008
Vipassana Meditation Courses for Correctional Facilities (http://www.prison.dhamma.org/)
Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka has been successfully offered over the last 10 years within prisons located in India, Israel, Mongolia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand, U.K., and the United States. Since all courses are 10-days in length and residential in nature, they are held within the walls of a [...]
Posted in Prison Outreach on Sep 18th, 2008
“We are all potential criminals, and those who we have put into prison are no worse, deep down, than any one of us. They have succumbed to ignorance, desire, and anger, ailments that we all suffer from but to different degrees. Our duty is to help them.”
– His Holiness, The Dalai Lama
Posted in Prison Outreach on Sep 18th, 2008
Angulimala - Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy [UK] - Provides Buddhist chaplaincy within prisons as well as resources and networking.
Buddhist Peace Fellowship Prison Project [U.S.] - committed to rehabilitation of prison industrial complex through advocacy, networking, ministry, and correspondence with people in prisons and jails.
Engaged Zen Foundation [U.S.] - Project dedicated to teaching zen in the prison system.
Prison Dharma Network [US]- [...]