[Buddha-l] Canada cancels non-Christian prison chaplaincies

[Richard Hayes]

On Oct 13, 2012, at 8:59 AM, "Jo" <ugg-5 at spro.net> wrote:

> I have seen various evidence that both Theravada and Tibetan Buddhist organisations in the US began and continue to practice taking Buddhism to prisoners.

That is no doubt true. I have heard from one of my former students, however, that Goenka's followers in the US and Canada (and, I think, worldwide) teach vipassanā in prisons without any Buddhist "baggage". (Interesting that one person's refuge is another's baggage.)

Richard Hayes