By Prison Volunteers
Volunteers reflect on what they have learned from sharing the Dharma with people in prison.
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Worthwhile people
In the Beginning Buddhism class in Spokane, Abbey monastics are reading and sharing from Venerable…
View PostA prison visit
As part of Sravasti Abbey’s program to bring the Dharma to incarcerated people, I recently…
View PostMy time in prison
A Sravasti Abbey volunteer confronts his preconceptions on what prison life is like.
View PostDharma in prison: Learning more than teaching
An interview with Dr. Fleet Maull from the Prison Mindfulness Institute about sharing the Buddha's…
View PostThe Teddy Bear Project
A surprise gift from an incarcerated person for one of the Abbey's volunteers.
View PostVisit to Airway Heights Correctional Center
A nun visits a correctional facility for the first time in order to participate in…
View PostPrison pagoda of loving kindness
Members of a prison Dharma group make their vision of a stupa a reality.
View PostConnecting with incarcerated women in Indonesia
Reflections on a visit together with Venerable Thubten Chodron to a women's prison in Indonesia.
View PostA prison visit on “Buddha Day”
Venerable Thubten Jigme describes her experience celebrating "Buddha Day" with those at Coyote Ridge Correctional…
View PostThe Dharma is flourishing
Incarcerated people share emotional stories of how the Dharma has brought them personal transformation.
View PostThe amazing effects of compassion
Compassion is more powerful than anger when working for social justice.
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