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Title: Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters, Melody Ermachild Chavis, Chagdud Tulku ISBN: 1-881847-08-X Publisher: Padma Pub Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.92 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A testimony to human strength and the power of redemption
Comment: Not your everyday prisoner's memoir! Jarvis Masters' stories from the "belly of the beast" are well-observed, written with a lot of flair, and often hilariously funny. He has spent a third of his life on death row, yet somehow finds the strength and spirit to grow beyond those walls with his mind and heart, through his life and the stories he shares with us. A truly inspiring book -- I bought it for several of my friends, and they are telling me that they have been distributing it around their own circle. This is not a political book nor an anti-death penalty manifesto, yet it makes its case quietly and simply through the personality of the writer. I can't see how anyone could read it and still be convinced that this man (who didn't kill anyone) deserves to be put to death by the State of California.
Rating: 5
Summary: BUDDHA VISITS DEATH ROW
Comment: Faith is known as a powerful force to enable one to overcome emotional and psychological barriers that would deny their humanity. Jarvis Masters shares with us his spiritual transformation in a setting that is life denying. His poignant stories gives one insight on the culture of prison life on death row.
Of particular interest is Jarvis himself. He is an incarcerated Black man whose embracing of Vyrayana Buddhism has enabled him to move beyond the violence of prison life. Usually American Buddhism is associated with a white intellectual elite group which appears to ignore the sufferings of those incarcerated. Islam has been known as the religion of choice for jailed Black men while Christianity has provided religious solace and comfort to those imprisoned.
Buddha's visit to death row and Jarvis offers a new view of Buddhism. It has broken through its chains of exclusivisity and has offered those who are incarcerated the hope of finding freedom in the worst of circumstances. Jarvis' sharing of his practice of Buddhism is a testament to the great power of a faith to make a difference in one's life. This is a book to be read by all people interested in the transformative power of religion in today's prisons.
Rating: 5
Summary: Spirituality At Its Best
Comment: I recommend that anyone who is seeking to be spiritual read this book. Jarvis Masters provides a shining example of compassion in action in cirumstances where it is very difficult to be a holy human being.
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Title: We're All Doing Time by Bo Lozoff ISBN: 0961444401 Publisher: Human Kindness Foundation Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: It's a Meaningful Life : It Just Takes Practice by Bo Lozoff, Dalai Lama ISBN: 0140196242 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Houses of Healing : A Prisoner's Guide to Inner Power and Freedom by Robin Casarjian ISBN: 0964493306 Publisher: Lionheart Foundation Pub. Date: 06 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Altars in the Street : A Neighborhood Fights to Survive by Melody Ermachild Chavis ISBN: 0517704927 Publisher: Harmony Books Pub. Date: 25 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Hope, Healing and Forgiveness (Chicken Soup for the Soul) by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Tom Lagana ISBN: 1558748369 Publisher: Health Communications Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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