Personal Reflections Zen Buddhism
A Buddhist Tradition Grows in an Ohio Women’s Prison
Two practitioners became formal Zen students in a ceremony at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, joining an expanding circle of incarcerated Buddhists.
prison outreach
The Karmic Impact of Mass Incarceration
Morgan Leyenberger, director of Compassion Works for All, on why she fighting for criminal justice reform in Arkansas.
Meditating with Officers on Rikers Island, New York City’s Notorious Jail Complex
Justin von Bujdoss, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, has been leading secular meditation for Rikers Island correction officers for more than a year.
How Butoh, the Japanese Dance of Darkness, Helps Us Experience Compassion in a Suffering World
Butoh is now being taught to Zen students, prisoners, and others as a way to acknowledge difficult emotions.
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