zh-TW community prison_library /css/newcss.css /css/declare_white.css Prison Library Project 帶著關懷飛越高牆 充實監獄圖書館計畫 感謝您熱心捐贈款項與書籍，大力支持充實監獄圖書館計畫，幫助佛法傳遞到鐵窗背後孤獨的心靈角落，讓受刑人充分感受到外界的關懷與溫暖，知道他們絕不是被遺忘、被遺棄的一群，他們和我們同樣可以享用佛法資源，成長的機會卻永遠等著他們。 2005年的成績 贈書的方向以受刑人立即可派上用場的實際修行指導為主，如禪坐、慈悲、寬恕等，計捐贈 灣區聖昆丁的加州州立監獄「佛法僧團」(BuddhaDharma Sangha, California State Prison, San Quentin, CA) 書籍及CD128冊，請見謝函。 委託台北心靈工坊代贈全台灣45所監獄圖書館、典獄長、教誨師《當囚徒遇見佛陀》一書200冊，請見中時部落格。年中亦陸續將該書贈與來信索書之美國監獄受刑人5冊。 中時部落格 《當囚徒遇見佛陀》監獄贈書活動 2006-03-29 19:50 ｜迴響：1｜點閱：6114 感謝雷叔雲女士的發心，集結一群海外朋友的力量，捐贈了200本她所翻譯的《當囚徒遇見佛陀》給國內的獄政單位和受刑人，但願佛陀的情緒管理處方簽，可以照亮最黑暗角落的心靈。

《當囚徒遇見佛陀》的作者圖丹．卻准法師，是一位在世間普行菩薩道的比丘尼，多年來，她帶著佛法走進世界上最孤獨的心靈角落：美國各地的重刑監獄 (譬如加州地區最有名的昆士丁監獄)，跟獄中的學佛團體對話、交流，也跟受刑人保持通信，為他們鼓舞打氣。

這些監獄中住滿了被社會大眾所厭惡和唾棄的罪犯。但是她卻發現：許多受刑人並非天生的惡人，而是從小就生活在貧窮、被忽略、被侵犯和輕侮的敵意環境中，因此心中充滿了憎恨、懷疑、焦慮、沮喪、自尊低落的負面情緒，只要一受到環境刺激，就習慣性地以傷害別人來發洩累積的挫折和憤怒。他們看似可恨，但他 們也是自己人生的受害者，被情緒的風暴摧毀了美好人生。

佛陀的智慧就是對受苦的人充滿了理解與悲憫。本書以淺白的語言，清楚解析各種情緒在生活中的作用力，更提出一套簡易可行的情緒管理良方，幫助經常困在負面情緒中的朋友們跳開泥沼，轉痛苦為喜悅。

從書中所收錄的幾位受刑人的書信，可以看出，佛陀的情緒管理妙方已經讓他們的心念產生根本的轉變，不再怨天尤人，也不再將所有過錯推到別人身上，而是學會承擔自己的責任，並以懺悔的心，勇於認錯，以慈悲和柔軟來尋求彌補和救贖。

雷叔雲女士長年旅居國外，卻對台灣社會充滿關心，非常希望這本好書也可以滋潤台灣受刑人的心靈。因此，她特別以翻譯所得的稿費，和一些海外的熱心朋友共同成立監獄圖書館基金，購買200本《當囚徒遇見佛陀》，贈送給國內的50個獄政單位圖書館及受刑人，希望佛法所吹拂的微風，可以撫慰最黑暗角落的孤獨和痛楚，並且讓這些被社會遺忘及排斥的心靈，可以接受佛法的滋潤和鼓舞，日後不管在鐵窗內或鐵窗外，都能坦誠面對自己，勇敢迎接未來的人生。

目前，心靈工坊讀者服務組已經陸續將這批贈書全部寄出。

當然，雷叔雲女士及心靈工坊小編們也祝福每一位讀者，都能夠擺脫負面情緒的糾纏和鎖鏈，以光明的善念來對待自己和他人，讓每一個心靈都朝向澄淨、解脫、自由。 2006年的行動 今年我們鎖定捐贈位於舊金山的義工組織 Liberation Prison Project，利用剩餘捐款購書40冊，於耶誕假日前寄出，請見謝函1、謝函2 受贈單位簡介 ──LIBERATION PRISON PROJECT It has only been seven years since Venerable Robina Courtin, a Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher, responded to a letter from a California prison inmate seeking advice about following the Buddhist path. She responded and the project was born. Since then, thousands of prisoners have written to Liberation Prison Project.

LPP offers free Buddhist books, prayers and practice booklets, practice items, MANDALA subscriptions and video and audio tapes of teachings to over 3,500 incarcerated individuals and Buddhist study groups in over 500 prisons in the United States. Ven. Robina, Ven. Kathie Losang, Ven. Losang Tenzin, Ven. Monlam and other sangha volunteers write to and visit prisoners, giving dharma teachings and offering advice about their practices. LPP provides support for prison chaplains and education officers and has provided prison libraries with some 10,000 books, audio and video tapes. LPP also has branches in Australia, New Zealand and England and provides its services to prisoners in many other countries.

Funded by the generous donations of its supporters, LPP continues to grow rapidly, bringing the light of dharma to many grateful and precious human beings and helping them to transform their minds and their lives. 一段獄中來鴻 "I am so pleased with Liberation Prison Project. The materials that you have sent me in the past have been such big help to me. I would like to just take a moment to explain a little bit about myself. I was a drug user who was arrested for conspiracy and was given a sentence of four and a half years in prison.

"I also suffered from bipolar depression, and up until recently had been heavily medicated. But thanks to the books on meditation and the teachings of the Dharma, I have been able to better myself in ways that I thought I would never be able to do. I no longer take medication for depression since I am no longer expressed. I no longer bite my fingernails from being so nervous all the time. Also resulting from me being more relaxed and in control of myself, it has had the most positive affect on my family.

I want to thank you and the Prison Project, my prayers to you and your work."

"Thank you for the advice you sent to me about depression and the letter from Lama Zopa Rinpoche. It was very good. I am amazed how open and giving the people of the Buddhist way are. I also want to thank you for being kind enough to write me. I guess I just need a spiritual friend who can help me out on the path."

"I have come a long way in life by being a Buddhist, because I used to hurt everyone and everything, but now I have found love for them and myself as well, and I'm ready to live a peaceful life now and to help others." 捐款布施 捐款請開 Mahabodhi Society of USA 或 MBS，指明用途為 Prison Library Project 之用，請寄至 1302 Lillian Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 95087 或直接投入捐款箱，捐款完全免稅。再次感謝您的慈悲布施！祝願您與所有眾生健康、快樂、自在！