The question deliberately hanging over the dhamma brothers made by filmmakers jenny phillips a psychotherapist involved with the program. The complete book of buddhas lists explained cover design. The notion that a maximum security prison in rural alabama ever allowed vipassana meditation to be taught within its walls, to some of its toughest offenders, is a miracle in itself. The dhamma brothers, a documentary film about the program at donaldson, was released in april 2008 and shown at numerous theaters and film festivals in the united states. This film has the power to dismantle stereotypes about men behind prison bars. The teachings of the buddha infiltrate a maximumsecurity prison in the dhamma brothers, a thinkinghead documentary about finding answers within for those who cant get out. This book was saved for last to be converted because of its extensive crossreferencing to many other essays and books on this site. The documentary film, the dhamma brothers, tells a dramatic tale of human potential and courage as it closely follows a group of prisoners in an endofthel. Letters from the dhamma brothers e book now available in apples ibookstore.
None of the dhamma brothers have actually read the book or the letters that they sent that were published. The e book is filled with dazzling photos as well as interactive video and audio features. Sep, 2007 letters from the dhamma brothers, an accompanying book of the letters the inmates sent to ms. The ebook is filled with dazzling photos as well as interactive video and audio features. This is an 8gb usb preloaded with discourse and chanting recordings.
Dhamma brothers is the documentary film on a group of prison inmates who participate in a 10 day vipassana retreat. The film features four inmates, all convicted of murder, and includes interviews with guards, prison officials, local residents and other inmates, and reenactments of their crimes. Letters from the dhamma brothers ebook now available in apples ibookstore. The dhamma brothers tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation as it closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates at donaldson correction facility who enter. These books are translated into english and other languages by different people with permission from luangpor pramote. In some ways, i feel torn between sympathy for the tibetans and suspicion that they are being manipulated by washington.
Four years after the shutdown of the program at donaldson, dr. Listen to the dhamma brothers speak about their lives in prison and the fresh, new perspectives that they have gained from vipassana. Mar 19, 2008 the dhamma brothers tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation as it closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates at donaldson correction facility who enter. Letters from the dhamma brothers pdf ebook vipassana. The documentary film, the dhamma brothers, tells a dramatic tale of human potential and courage as it closely follows a group of prisoners in an endof the l. The dhamma brothers discussion guide influence film club. May 09, 2008 the question deliberately hanging over the dhamma brothers made by filmmakers jenny phillips a psychotherapist involved with the program, andrew kukura and anne marie stein is how. Dhamma books vipassana meditation online bookshop dhamma. Click download or read online button to get dhamma book now. Behind high security towers and a double row of barbed wire and electrical fence live over 1,500 prisoners, many of whom will never again know life in. Apr 01, 2008 my interest in the documentary the dhamma brothers was heightened by the conflict in tibet, where buddhist monks have been charged by some leftists as functioning as cia agents.
The dhamma brothers is a documentary film released in 2007 about a prison meditation program at donaldson correctional facility near bessemer, alabama. Jenny phillips the thoughts, struggles, dreams, and triumphs of inmates who took part in a voluntary meditation program at alabamas donaldson prison in 2002. This film, which dismantles stereotypes about men behind prison bars, gives you hope for the human race in the words of sister helen prejean dead man walking. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The dhamma legacy of phra ajaan dune atulo, translated by. With grady bankhead, ron cavanaugh, jonathan crowley, edward johnson. The dhamma brothers tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation as it closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates at. The dhamma brothers referring to the dharma, a term for the teachings of the buddha share their experiences of working with mindfulness and encountering their feelings of anger, stress, anxiety, guilt, and other volatile emotions. When the first tenday vipassana meditation course came to a close at alabamas donaldson prison in 2002, twenty men were faced with the possibility of a new chapter in their lives. Letters from the dhamma brothers multimedia edition on. The dhamma brothers tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation as it closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates at donaldson correctional facility as they enter into this arduous and intensive program. Sep 01, 2008 none of the dhamma brothers have actually read the book or the letters that they sent that were published.
Social applications of the dhamma archives dhamma books. In the words of inmate benjamin oryang, whether someone is free or whether someone is incarcerated, such work should be done if one wants to grow personally. The eightfold wheel is the symbol of the middle path. Also shown are some of the numerous lists and mathematical equations which are discussed in this book. The dhamma brothers these letters had an enormous impact on me. It is made out of wood, with bodhi leaf and dhamma wheel designs and is able to be attached to a key ring. Listen to the dhamma brothers speak about their lives in prison, and the fresh new perspectives that they have gained from their practice of vipassana meditation. Apr 11, 2008 directed by andrew kukura, jenny phillips, anne marie stein. Inmates serving long sentences in one of the countrys toughest state prisons experience the liberating effects of the vipassana.
Letters from the dhamma brothers, an accompanying book of the letters the inmates sent to ms. I came to realize how important they were as powerful expressions of personal and spiritual wisdom obtained under the most dire and difficult circumstances. The film has the power to dismantle stereotypes about men behind prison bars. An overcrowded, violent maximumsecurity prison, the end of the line in alabama s prison system, is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. The dhamma brothers, east meets west in the deep south. The film aired on many public television stations in the u. Phillips and the vipassana teachers, is scheduled for publication in early 2008 by pariyatti press. The dhamma brothers tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation as it closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates at donaldson correction facility who enter into this arduous and intensive program. Jenny phillips film prison meditation alabama the new. Letters from the dhamma brothers has won the pass award from the national council on crime and delinquency nccd and it was a finalist, for the book of the year award from foreword magazine when the first tenday vipassana meditation course came to a close at alabamas donaldson prison in 2002, twenty men were faced with the possibility of a. The eightfold middle path written in a circle as you start with right understanding and end with right understanding. Dhamma brothers reminds us that for many people the worst prison of all is the prison of the mind. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All books written by luangpor pramote are in thai, published and distributed as free gifts of dhamma, with the intention of preserving the teachings of the lord buddha for generations to come.