The Buddha in Jail

The Buddha in Jail
Author :
Publisher : OR Books
Total Pages : 112
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781682191866
ISBN-13 : 1682191869
Rating : 4/5 (869 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Buddha in Jail by : Cuong Lu

Download or read book The Buddha in Jail written by Cuong Lu and published by OR Books. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of 52 vignettes—stories and teachings about Cuong Lu’s six years as a prison chaplain. Lu shares insights into the prisoner’s mindset, something with implications for us all, whether or not we are in a conventional jail. As a prison chaplain, Cuong discovered that when the men inside allowed themselves to feel their pain—including remorse from committing crimes—knowing and feeling the truth became a source of strength for them. And when the inmates felt listened to, understood, and not judged, it transformed their sense of who they are, and as a result changed their attitudes and their behavior. This book is not just about the prisoners. It’s about all of us. We’re each caught in distorted and limiting ideas of ourselves. We don’t believe freedom and happiness are attainable. But when we come to believe in ourselves, we discover the freedom and happiness already within. Cuong Lu, Buddhist teacher, scholar, and writer, was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam, in 1968. He majored in East Asian studies at the University of Leiden, and in 1993 was ordained a monk at Plum Village in France under the guidance of Thich Nhat Hanh. In 2000, he was recognized as a teacher in the Lieu Quan line of the Linji School of Zen Buddhism. In 2015, he received a master’s degree in Buddhist Spiritual Care at Vrije University in Amsterdam. Lu is the founder of Mind Only School, in Gouda, the Netherlands, where he teaches Buddhist philosophy and psychology, specializing in Yogachara Buddhism combined with the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) School of Nagarjuna.


The Buddha in Jail Related Books

The Buddha in Jail
Language: en
Pages: 112
Authors: Cuong Lu
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-04-02 - Publisher: OR Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a book of 52 vignettes—stories and teachings about Cuong Lu’s six years as a prison chaplain. Lu shares insights into the prisoner’s mindset, some
Razor-Wire Dharma
Language: en
Pages: 250
Authors: Calvin Malone
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-10-10 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Razor-Wire Dharma is an eloquent, enlightening, and utterly inspiring personal story how one man found Buddhism—and real, transformative meaning for his life�
The Buddhist on Death Row
Language: en
Pages: 272
Authors: David Sheff
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-04 - Publisher: HarperCollins UK

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an extraordinary story of redemption in the darkest of places.
Prisoners of Shangri-La
Language: en
Pages: 306
Authors: Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-27 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Name -- Chapter Two: The Book -- Chapte
Razor-Wire Dharma
Language: en
Pages: 250
Authors: Calvin Malone
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-09 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

For Calvin Malone, staying true to his principles of altruism, compassion, and nonharming often requires he quite literally jeopardize life, limb, and the few s