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9 CONTENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION INSIDE DONALDSON Graduation The Journey Inside Sowing Seeds of Change Introducing Vipassana Dhamma Takes Root Setting Up the Vipassana Retreat Free Worlders Move Inside Working Deep Within THE DHAMMA BROTHERS 33 ix xiii Grady Bankhead 34 Torrence Barton 35 Michael Carpenter 36 Willie Carroll 37 Wayne Finch 38 James George 40 Charles Ice 40 Edward Johnson 42 John Johnson 47 Leon Kennedy 49 Benjamin OB Oryang 50 Omar Rahman 53 Larry Singletary 56 Rick Smith 58 Johnny Mack Young 60
10 THE LETTERS 63 Before and After: The First Two Ten-Day Courses 64 Interview with Benjamin OB Oryang 72 Interview with Leon Kennedy 76 Shut Down: Courses and Group Sitting Privileges 79 Dhamma Brother Transferred 89 Interview with Edward Johnson 90 The Addict s Mentality: Not Just Another Fix 94 Support Letters to Pardon & Parole Board: Request Declined 98 After One Year, How Does Dhamma Fare Inside? 100 Wishes to a Dhamma Friend on a Course 111 Vipassana and Christianity and Islam 115 Interview with Omar Rahman 118 Interview with Larry Singletary 123 Underground: Group Sittings by Any Other Name 126 Cell Course Rings in the New Year 133 Ups and Downs of Dhamma: Donaldson and Other Camps 139 Life and Death: Dhamma Brothers Lose Loved Ones 162 Legal Again: Vipassana Reinstated; A Three-Day Course 168 Interview with Wayne Finch 170 Appreciation to the Wardens; Dhamma Rolls On 180 Parole Denied 197 CONCLUSION 199 POSTSCRIPT 205 Address by S.N. Goenka at Donaldson 208 More about Vipassana 212 Glossary 216 Resources 218 About the Author 220
11 FOREWORD Robert Coles IX
12 x Foreword
13 xi Foreword
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15 INTRODUCTION Lucia Meijer XIII
16 xiv Introduction
17 xv Introduction
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21 INSIDE DONALDSON Graduation
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23 5 The Journey Inside
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28 10 Sowing Seeds of Change
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30 12 Introducing Vipassana
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32 14 Dhamma Takes Root
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36 18 Setting Up the Vipassana Retreat
37 C CP DPMK FC 0 F K K. PMFCP
38 20 Free Worlders Move Inside
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43 25 Working Deep Within
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51 THE DHAMMA BROTHERS
52 34 Grady Bankhead
53 35 Torrence Barton
54 36 Michael Carpenter
55 37 Willie Carroll
56 38 Wayne Finch
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58 40 James George Charles Ice
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60 42 Edward Johnson
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65 47 John Johnson
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67 49 Leon Kennedy
68 50 Benjamin OB Oryang
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71 53 Omar Rahman
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74 56 Larry Singletary
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76 58 Rick Smith
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78 60 Johnny Mack Young
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81 THE LETTERS
82 64 February 18 July 8, 2002 Before and After: The First Two Ten-Day Courses
83 65 Dear Bruce,
84 66 John Johnson Dear Dhamma Warrior John,
85 67 Bruce
86 68 Dear Bruce, John
87 69 Dear Jenny,
88 70 Edward Johnson
89 71 Dear Jenny,
90 72 OB Interview with Benjamin Oryang (OB)
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92 74 To my dear Donaldson Dhamma brothers:
93 75 Bruce
94 76 Interview with Leon Kennedy
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97 79 July 9, 2002 Shut Down: Courses and Group Sitting Privileges
98 80 Dear Jenny,
99 81 OB Dear Bruce,
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101 83 John Dear John:
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103 85 Bruce Greetings my Dhamma Sister,
104 86 James George Dear Jenny, OB Dear Jenny,
105 87 OB Dear Jenny,
106 88 John Dear Bruce,
107 89 James July 28, 2002 Dhamma Brother Transferred Hello Jenny,
108 90 Edward Interview with Edward Johnson
109 91 Dear Jenny,
110 92 Edward Dear Edward,
111 93 Bruce Dear Bruce,
112 94 Edward September 11 - October 22, 2002 The Addict s Mentality: Not Just Another Fix Dear Dhamma Sister,
113 95 James Dear Jenny,
114 96 Metta, James Dhamma Brother,
115 97 James Dear James:
116 98 Bruce October 30, 2002 Support Letters to Pardon and Parole Board: Request Declined
117 99 Edward Dear Edward:
118 100 Bruce March 2003 After One Year, How Does Dhamma Fare Inside?
119 101 Dear Bruce,
120 102 John Dear John:
121 103 Bruce
122 104
123 105 John Dear Jenny,
124 106 Rick Dear Jenny,
125 107 Edward Dear Jenny, Edward
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128 110 John Dear Jenny,
129 111 Edward June 24, 2003 Wishes to a Dhamma Friend on a Course Dear Jenny,
130 112 John Jenny, Michael Carpenter
131 113 Greetings Jenny, Edward Hello Jenny,
132 114 John
133 115 October 2003 Vipassana and Christianity and Islam Dear Jenny,
134 116 Edward
135 117 Dear Jenny
136 118 Omar Interview with Omar Rahman
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138 120 Dear Jonathan,
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141 123 Omar Interview with Larry Singletary
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144 126 November 2003 to November 2004 Underground: Group Sittings by Any Other Name Dear Jenny,
145 127 John My Dear Friend,
146 128 OB Dear Jenny,
147 129 OB Dear Jenny,
148 130 Edward My Dhamma Sister,
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150 132 Edward Dear Jenny,
151 133 Benjamin Oryang December 28, 2004 January 1, 2005 Cell Course Rings in the New Year Dear Bruce,
152 134 John Dear John,
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154 136 Bruce Dearest Jenny,
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157 139 John January 1 - August 10, 2005 Ups and Downs of Dhamma: Donaldson and Other Camps
158 140 To a dear & special friend: Mrs. Jenny Phillips
159 141 Leon
160 142 Dear Jenny, James Dear Jenny,
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162 144 OB Dear Bruce,
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164 146 John Dear Jenny Grady
165 147 Dear Jenny, Charles X Ice
166 148 Dear Jenny,
167 149 Charles X Ice.
168 150 Dear Jenny,
169 151 Charles X Ice Dear Jenny, Grady
170 152 Dear Bruce,
171 153 John
172 154
173 155 Willie Carroll Jr.
174 156 Dear Jenny,
175 157
176 158 Omar Dear Jenny, OB
177 159 Dear Jenny,
178 160 Edward Dear Jenny,
179 161 Rick Dear Jenny,
180 162 James Timeless ( ) Life and Death: Dhamma Brothers Lose Loved Ones
181 163 Dear Jenny, OB Dear Jenny,
182 164 OB Dear Jonathan, OB
183 165 Dear Jenny, Grady
184 166 Dear Jenny, Grady Dear Jenny,
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186 168 Johnny Mack January 2006 Legal Again: Vipassana Reinstated A Three-Day Course in the Gym
187 169 Dear Bruce,
188 170 John Interview with Wayne Finch
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191 173 Dear Jenny,
192 174 Rick
193 175 What s up Jonathan, Torrence Barton
194 176 Dear Jenny,
195 177 John
196 178 Dear Jenny, James
197 179 Supreme Greetings Jenny!
198 180 Willie Carroll February November 2006 Appreciation to the Wardens; Dhamma Rolls On
199 181 Dear Sirs:
200 182 John W. Johnson
201 183 Dear Jenny,
202 184 OB Supreme Greetings, Jenny! Willie Carroll
203 185 Dear Jenny,
204 186 Rick Dear Jonathan,
205 187
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207 189 Rick Dear Jonathan,
208 190 Rick Dear Jenny,
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211 193 John Dear Jenny,
212 194 John Dear Jonathan,
213 195
214 196 John
215 197 November 29, 2006 Parole Denied Hello Jenny,
216 198 Willie
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223 POSTSCRIPT
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226 208 ADDRESS TO INMATE STUDENTS May 16, 2002, W.E. Donaldson Correctional Facility Bessemer, Alabama S.N. Goenka, principal teacher of Vipassana
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230 212 MORE ABOUT VIPASSANA Historical Background
231 213 The Practice
232 214 Course Finances
233 215 A Nonsectarian Technique Course Timetable
234 216 GLOSSARY Adhiµµh±na Anatt± Anicca Anapana Anapana-sati Bala Bh±van±-may±-paññ± Brahma vih±ra Cint±-may±-paññ± Dhamma Dosa Dukkha Five aggregates Five hindrances Free-world Four causes of the arising of matter Four elements Kamma (karma) strong determination non-self, egoless, without essence, without substance; one of three basic characteristics along with dukkha and anicca. impermanence respiration awareness of respiration strength, power; the five mental strengths are faith, effort, awareness, concentration and wisdom. wisdom developing from direct personal experience sublime or divine state of mind in which four pure qualities are present: selfless love (mett±), compassion (karuº±), sympathetic joy (mudit±) and equanimity (upekkh±); the cultivation of these four qualities by meditation practice wisdom gained by intellectual analysis teaching of an enlightened person, the path, the way; phenomenon; object of mind; nature, natural law, truth aversion suffering, unsatisfactoriness the basic, impermanent components of a human being: matter (r³pa), consciousness (viññ±ºa), perception (saññ±), sensation (vedan±) and volition (saªkh±ra) craving, aversion, mental-and-physical sluggishness, agitation, doubt non-incarcerated atmosphere, nutriment, present volitional actions and past conditioned volitional actions water (cohesion), air (movement), fire (temperature) and earth (solidity) action performed by oneself that will have an effect on one s future; deep conditioning of the mind
235 217 Karuº± Maraºa½ pi dukkha½ Mental formations Mett± Moha Mudit± Namasté Nibb±na Paññ± P±ram² Saddha Sam±dhi Saªkh±ra Sangha Sati S²la Storms Suta-may±-paññ± Sutta Nip±ta Upekkh± Viriya compassion because of the arising of death, suffering arises as an effect conditioned volitional actions manifesting as states and contents of mind; see saªkh±ra loving-kindness; selfless love ignorance sympathetic joy traditional Indian Hindi greeting meaning I honor the light in you. the unconditioned; the ultimate reality; freedom from suffering experiential wisdom developed through meditation that purifies the mind of underlying negativities perfections, virtues, wholesome mental qualities that help dissolve the ego and lead one to liberation; the ten param² are: generosity, morality, renunciation, wisdom, effort, tolerance, truthfulness, strong determination, selfless love, and equanimity faith, one of the five mental strengths concentration; control of one s mind volitional activity, mental formation, reaction, mental conditioning; one of the five aggregates community of seekers awareness morality; abstention from physical and vocal actions that cause harm to oneself and others. For a lay person s²la is practiced by following five precepts in daily life: abstaining from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, harmful speech and intoxicants. mental or emotional disturbances that arise during meditation wisdom derived from listening to others; received wisdom one of the collections of sayings found in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the P±li Canon equanimity, one of the four Brahma vih±r± effort, one of the five mental strengths; see bala
236 218 Organizations RESOURCES Films Articles and Sites
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238 220 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
239 PRAISE FOR LETTERS FROM THE DHAMMA BROTHERS
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