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Zen and the Art of Doing Time

nomadnomad
edited October 2009 in Buddhism Today
I was excited to see this article on CNN today. I think the spread of Buddhism through the prison system is a wonderful thing and I wish these men and their teachers the best.

~nomad

Comments

  • sambodhisambodhi
    edited October 2009
    Thanks for the link! Will definitely give it a read.

    If this topic is of interest to you, take a look at the Prison Dharma Network. They aim to spread the dhamma in prisons and teach inmates peace through meditation.

    There is also a movie about this called The Dhamma Brothers.

    Trailer:

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  • JackusJackus
    edited October 2009
    Wow that was an inspiring trailer, i really want to see this movie now, thanks for the link :).
  • nomadnomad
    edited October 2009
    Jackus wrote: »
    Wow that was an inspiring trailer, i really want to see this movie now, thanks for the link :).

    I enjoyed the film, but I felt that the interviews with “locals” who disapproved of the meditation program were unnecessary. There is also a film called Doing Time, Doing Vipassana that focuses on meditation groups in a notorious Indian prison.

    ~nomad
  • fivebellsfivebells Veteran
    edited October 2009
    From Dhammawheel:

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