Sitting Inside: Buddhist Practice in America's Prisons (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780971814301)

The book has two audiences: prison inmates who want to start practicing Buddhism and volunteers from American sanghas who want to work with prison dharma groups. The book discusses the basics of meditation, compassion and precept practice within the correctional facility context. Whitney discusses some of the history of Buddhist involvement in American prisons as well as the history of constitutional interpretations of religious freedom as applied to inmates. The book is meant to be as practical as possible and it emphasizes Buddhism in action - through the precepts, peacemaking and sangha building inside and out.

Author: Scott Whitney
ISBN-10: 0971814309
ISBN-13: 9780971814301
Publisher: Prison Dharma Press
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2017
Pages: 166
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d