{"product_id":"2287","title":"Letters from the Dhamma Brothers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Google Preview button to look inside the book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/previewlib.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003eGBS_setLanguage('en');GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9781928706410');\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Letters from the Dhamma Brothers has won the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; \"\u003ePASS award\u003c\/span\u003e from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) and it was a Finalist, for the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; \"\u003eBook of the Year Award\u003c\/span\u003e from Foreword Magazine \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the first ten-day Vipassana meditation course came to a close at Alabama's Donaldson Prison in 2002, twenty men were faced with the possibility of a new chapter in their lives. Many have life sentences and most have been deeply acculturated to the life of violence and abuse that is all too common in prisons. In letters written during a four-year period after this course, 15 inmate-meditators offer direct and intimate access to their thoughts, struggles, dreams and triumphs after taking part in this intensive, voluntary program. Corrections officers, wardens, judges and others ask: \"Can this program really reform such hardened inmates? Will the changes last?\" These letters will help you decide for yourself if their transformations are real or not. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e You also can watch \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LCoPGZQ6LTw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOprah Winfrey talk with author Jenny Phillips and two inmate-meditators\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe late Jenny Phillips (1942-2018) felt strongly about the issue of racism, and the royalties we pay on the sales of Letters from the Dhamma Brothers are split 50% to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pariyatti.org\/Donate-Now\/Vipassana-Prison-Trust\"\u003eVipassana Prison Trust\u003c\/a\u003e and 50% to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/eji.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEqual Justice Initiative\u003c\/a\u003e (EJI). The EJI is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlso available as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/letters-from-dhamma-brothers\/id650261802?mt=11\"\u003emultimedia eBook for the iPad\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phillips, Jenny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43001866453086,"sku":"778706","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/778706_042d2d54-0812-4bd8-a65c-9ef3d3491f08.jpg?v=1760548030","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/2287","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}