Dharma in Hell The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull edition by Fleet Maull Kate Crisp Bo Lozoff Michael O'Keefe Religion Spirituality eBooks
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In Dharma in Hell, prison activist and meditation teacher Fleet Maull shares his journey of transformation and service amidst the anger, violence,darkness and despair of a maximum security federal prison. This collection of previously published and unpublished writings from his 14 years behind bars vibrates with kindness, hope and the triumph of the human spirit. It is a testament to the truth that all human beings possess basic goodness.
Dharma in Hell The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull edition by Fleet Maull Kate Crisp Bo Lozoff Michael O'Keefe Religion Spirituality eBooks
Being Buddhist, I'm interested in how someone does their Buddhist practice in a trying environment such as a prison. My interest in buying this book was to know specifics how the author did it. However, this book is mainly a collection of articles written by the author for periodical publications and only talks about generalities--none of the day-to-day trials and tribulations of Buddhist practice. Nonetheless, I would recommend the book even though one does not really get a sense of the Hellish nature of his environment and how his practice was done in that environment.Product details
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Dharma in Hell The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull edition by Fleet Maull Kate Crisp Bo Lozoff Michael O'Keefe Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
Very helpful Thankyou.I will be sending this to the local prison library
This is a compassionate, wise and raw personal account of a brave man, beautifully written. Everyone can lean from the author's humility and acceptance of hellish situations. I finished the book with a new perspective of our current prison industry and have much more sympathy and understanding for inmates who end up in the revolving door of incarceration. A must read!!!
Fleet Maul writes with a clarity and directness about life in prison and how practice in prison might be like. It's an inspirational book for all uf us who practice in our everyday lives - be it outside or inside prison walls. I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to look with new eyes and an open mind at their practice.
For me as a dharma mentor to a prisoner at the Pelican Bay Prison in California and without any experience of my own of doing time inside a prison this book has certainly given me some idea about what it can be to practice inside.
From the originator of the Prison Dharma Network, a true to life, first person account of how to make use of time behind the bars. A must read for prison reformers, and all who support remediation for law breakers, and not just punishment. Just imagine, if everyone behind bars engaged in calm abiding practice! Just imagine, if everyone on both sides of the bars engaged in calm abiding practice. Just imagine......
This is a remarkable and inspiring and brutally honest description of one person's prison experience. His transformation is evidence that discipline, courage and commitment to meditation practice combined with service to others makes the difference between a life of meaning or a living death. If this model could be introduced to prisons everywhere, the whole system could become a living model for us all. Thank you Fleet Maull for all you do and have done.
Compelling first-hand account of a personal transformation on the Buddhist path while inside the U.S. prison system. The insights into developing and continuing a spiritual practice in difficult circumstances -- whether it be prison or life-threatening illness -- are profound.
I was drawn to this book because of my meditation practice and chosen path of serving in jails and prisons as volunteer mentor.
In the Forward, Bo Lozoff drew an effectively powerful comparison with life in prison and those who work and dedicate lifetimes as volunteers, such as he and his wife have done, to the Greek legend of Sisyphus... rolling a huge boulder up a mountain, watching it roll down, then trudging down the mountain to roll it up again and again. He states, "For all our devotion, for all our efforts to change and humanize the system, the prison system doesn't get better, it just rolls back down to the bottom and, in fact, gets worse."
"Dharma In Hell, The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull" was a quick read for me because of my genuine interest in meditation behind walls, how it affects inmates on the "inside" of their minds, techniques they use to still their minds amidst unfathomable chaos, terror, unceasing noise, danger and in general non-spiritually-oriented living conditions. I am overwhelmed with awe at Mr. Maull's willingness and ability to surrender to his numerous Buddhist teachers' pleas for Fleet to accept his responsibilty and follow his practice in prison on the path of service to becoming "enlightened."
Chapter 1 - Practicing in Prisons and Charnel Grounds
"Charnel grounds are Indian and Tibetan cemeteries for the poor where traditionally yogis have gone to meditate on death and impermanence." He continues to explain in depth the reason meditating in charnel grounds is necessary for "yogis determined to liberate themselves," in order to come to terms with one's fear of death and the unknown and let go of earthly attachments. I felt a bit squeamish reading the particulars on the decaying bodies with wild beasts preying on the corpses, yet also fascinated, wondering if I could claim liberation in such a setting or run screaming. Because Maull made a strong, credible connection to the charnel grounds and made it come to life in vivid and reverent terms, it ran as a theme throughout the book, underscoring the impermanence of the brutal day-to-day life inmates remarkably, sometimes wholly, survive.
This book is an inspiration. Believing that Fleet Maull transformed his formerly self-focused life into a life of service on a path of love and inner awareness, finding humor and joy in the smallest and simplest rewards is a testament to what men and women can accomplish behind high walled off shame-based living quarters or in dark, scary cemeteries where bodies lie in the open air decomposing, I take comfort knowing that we all have the opportunity to choose a life of meaning, to heal our wounds in order to be of service to others.
I appreciate that Mr. Maull chose a lighter touch regards the in-depth nightmares of prison life, his "equanamous" approach, creating balance and focusing more on his meditation practice and hospice service was of great benefit to me. I especially connected with the final chapter, The Path of Service - I have been a volunteer mentor for nearly 20 years in prisons and jails, so as I read Mr. Maull's beliefs concerning what giving service is, I found myself questioning my own intentions, asking what my real reason is.
When I come across a book that is understandable, well organized, thoughtful and provocative and the writer's heartfelt words and purpose resonate, hauntingly, in my mind and heart, enough to cause me to question myself by going deeply inside to find the answer, then the reward is a gift of further learning, being touched by someone else's humanity which in turn helps me to stay on my path of living "fully and properly."
If you have an interest in any type of meditation, volunteerism, prison/jail life, recovery, hospice or generally are curious about how someone dramatically transformed his life while serving a 14-year prison term, I suggest you read Dharma in Hell.
You can discover more about Fleet Maull's current work with his non-profit, Prison Dharma Network [...]
Not only did he transform his own life on the inside, inside... now that he's outside, he is helping countless others on the inside to liberate themselves.
Thank you, Mr. Maull.
Pie Dumas
Author & Life Coach
Being Buddhist, I'm interested in how someone does their Buddhist practice in a trying environment such as a prison. My interest in buying this book was to know specifics how the author did it. However, this book is mainly a collection of articles written by the author for periodical publications and only talks about generalities--none of the day-to-day trials and tribulations of Buddhist practice. Nonetheless, I would recommend the book even though one does not really get a sense of the Hellish nature of his environment and how his practice was done in that environment.
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