| #544361 in Books | 2012-07-27 | Original language:English | 9.00 x.39 x6.00l, | File type: PDF | 170 pages||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| great insight into the life of felons/buddists in prison|By dmtsassy1|This book is great reading. You realize after reading this that they are human and not animals. They made stupid mistakes that ruined their lives and hurt many people. They have learned thru being a Buddist how to manage their angaer, realize that they hurt people and that they can change, even being behind b|About the Author|Tonen O’Connor is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and was the resident priest at the Milwaukee Zen Center from 2001 to 2011. She received ordination from Tozen Akiyama in 1994, dharma transmission in 1999 and in 2000 performed the ceremony of z
Speaking of the authors of this book, Brad Warner, author of Hardcore Zen, says, “The men in this book have faced themselves in ways most of us can’t even imagine.” Two of them incarcerated for first degree intentional homicide and one for first degree sexual assault, these three prison inmates recount their life stories: how they grew up, how they went wrong, their crimes and how their lives have changed within prison as they encountered the teaching...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Buddhas Behind Bars | Rev. Tonen O'Connor. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
