| Description |
xix, 147 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Pema Chödrön -- Introduction / by Melody Ermachild Chavis -- Sanctuary -- Mourning exercise -- Finding freedom -- Afterword to the 2020 edition -- Afterword / by H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche. |
| Summary |
"There are many forms of liberation-some that exist at the mercy of circumstance and others that can never be taken away. In this collection of stories, essays, poems, and letters from death-row inmate Jarvis Jay Masters, he explores the meaning of true freedom on his road to inner peace through Buddhist practice. He reveals the life of a young man surrounded by violence, his entanglement in the criminal justice system, and-following an encounter with Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche-an unfolding commitment to nonviolence and peacemaking. At turns joyful, heartbreaking, frightening, and soaring with profound insight, Masters's story offers a vision of hope and the possibility of freedom in even the darkest of times."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Masters, Jarvis Jay, 1962-
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Prisoners' writings, American -- California -- San Quentin.
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Death row inmates -- Literary collections.
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Prisoners -- Literary collections.
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Prisons -- Literary collections.
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| Genre |
Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Chödrön, Pema, writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781611809114 (trade paperback) |
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1611809118 (trade paperback) |
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