Guest guest Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I thought this might be interesting. I get letters now from about lots of inmates from around the U.S. who reply to my Circle of Love Inside letters. Several of them have written to me about the service that they do while incarcerated. One Native American in prison in Northern California--"Hawk" is his spiritual name-- teaches reading in a literacy program in his prison. He also participates in a program where he talks to youth who are incarcerated to steer them toward more constructive choices, different from the ones he made. There is a prison for youth on the same grounds where he is incarcerated. M___ Singh, a graduate of UC Berkeley, in prison in Northern California, writes that he tutors other students who are trying to get GED or college degrees in prison. Also, he organized a tsunami relief fund with the permission of the warden so that prisoners could donate to help people affected by the tsunami. He's in a HUGE prison complex with 4000! prisoners so even if just a small percentage donated money, it could have been a sizeable amount. Von R., in minimum security prison in Dublin, California, participates in an outreach program. In that program she goes out into the community and talks to youth about her past so that they will not make the same mistakes that she made. She is also active in Native American spiritual practice. She is Lakota Sioux and her people fought and won a case giving native people incarcerated in the US the right to practice their spirituality in prison. Thus in many prisons, regardless of the native person's heritage, they get Lakota Sioux spirituality. For some who had nothing from their own people, it's still an improvement. Teresa T. has turned herself into a legal expert on the parole issue in California. The parole issue is that California doesn't grant parole even after the prisoner has completed his/her sentence. With the help of her boyfriend who is not in jail, she produces a newsletter sent to anyone who wants to keep up with parole developments. That's potentially thousands of people. These people definitely resonate with Amma's call for us to do humanitarian service. In spite of the restrictions of their lives, they are reaching out as best they can. In Amma's love, Aikya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Hello, just wanted to remind you that people are usually in prison for a reason. Please be careful. Do not give them any personal info. Again do not give them ANY personal information. Ammastony Aikya Param <aikya wrote: I thought this might be interesting. I get letters now from about lots of inmates from around the U.S. who reply to my Circle of Love Inside letters. Several of them have written to me about the service that they do while incarcerated. One Native American in prison in Northern California--"Hawk" is his spiritual name-- teaches reading in a literacy program in his prison. He also participates in a program where he talks to youth who are incarcerated to steer them toward more constructive choices, different from the ones he made. There is a prison for youth on the same grounds where he is incarcerated. M___ Singh, a graduate of UC Berkeley, in prison in Northern California, writes that he tutors other students who are trying to get GED or college degrees in prison. Also, he organized a tsunami relief fund with the permission of the warden so that prisoners could donate to help people affected by the tsunami. He's in a HUGE prison complex with 4000! prisoners so even if just a small percentage donated money, it could have been a sizeable amount. Von R., in minimum security prison in Dublin, California, participates in an outreach program. In that program she goes out into the community and talks to youth about her past so that they will not make the same mistakes that she made. She is also active in Native American spiritual practice. She is Lakota Sioux and her people fought and won a case giving native people incarcerated in the US the right to practice their spirituality in prison. Thus in many prisons, regardless of the native person's heritage, they get Lakota Sioux spirituality. For some who had nothing from their own people, it's still an improvement. Teresa T. has turned herself into a legal expert on the parole issue in California. The parole issue is that California doesn't grant parole even after the prisoner has completed his/her sentence. With the help of her boyfriend who is not in jail, she produces a newsletter sent to anyone who wants to keep up with parole developments. That's potentially thousands of people. These people definitely resonate with Amma's call for us to do humanitarian service. In spite of the restrictions of their lives, they are reaching out as best they can. In Amma's love, Aikya Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Sponsor Children InternationalWould you give Hope to a Child in need? ·Click Here to meet a Girl And Give Her Hope·Click Here to meet a Boy And Change His Life Learn More Ammachi/ Ammachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Thanks for your advice. Our project has the support of Br. Dayamrita who has carefully reviewed our plans. With Amma's approval, he himself reached out to an inmate in a New York City jail who wrote to the MA Center some three years ago. We were all very cognizant of potential dangers and blessings. With Amma's grace, everybody within prison and without will stay in the blessings column. In Amma's love, Aikya Ammachi, Tony <ammastony> wrote: > Hello, just wanted to remind you that people are usually in prison for a reason. Please be careful. Do not give them any personal info. Again do not give them ANY personal information. > > Ammastony > > Aikya Param <aikya> wrote: > > I thought this might be interesting. I get letters now from about > lots of inmates from around the U.S. who reply to my Circle of Love > Inside letters. Several of them have written to me about the service > that they do while incarcerated. > > One Native American in prison in Northern California--"Hawk" is his > spiritual name-- teaches reading in a literacy program in his prison. > He also participates in a program where he talks to youth who are > incarcerated to steer them toward more constructive choices, different > from the ones he made. There is a prison for youth on the same > grounds where he is incarcerated. > > M___ Singh, a graduate of UC Berkeley, in prison in Northern > California, writes that he tutors other students who are trying to get > GED or college degrees in prison. Also, he organized a tsunami relief > fund with the permission of the warden so that prisoners could donate > to help people affected by the tsunami. He's in a HUGE prison complex > with 4000! prisoners so even if just a small percentage donated money, > it could have been a sizeable amount. > > Von R., in minimum security prison in Dublin, California, participates > in an outreach program. In that program she goes out into the > community and talks to youth about her past so that they will not make > the same mistakes that she made. She is also active in Native > American spiritual practice. > > She is Lakota Sioux and her people fought and won a case giving native > people incarcerated in the US the right to practice their spirituality > in prison. Thus in many prisons, regardless of the native person's > heritage, they get Lakota Sioux spirituality. For some who had > nothing from their own people, it's still an improvement. > > Teresa T. has turned herself into a legal expert on the parole issue > in California. The parole issue is that California doesn't grant > parole even after the prisoner has completed his/her sentence. With > the help of her boyfriend who is not in jail, she produces a > newsletter sent to anyone who wants to keep up with parole > developments. That's potentially thousands of people. > > These people definitely resonate with Amma's call for us to do > humanitarian service. In spite of the restrictions of their lives, > they are reaching out as best they can. > > In Amma's love, > Aikya > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > Sponsor > Children InternationalWould you give Hope to a Child in need? ·Click Here to meet a Girl > And Give Her Hope·Click Here to meet a Boy > And Change His Life Learn More > > > Links > > > Ammachi/ > > > Ammachi > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 By the way Tony, one of the PRISONERS wrote me a similar warning. So I figured maybe Amma was trying to tell me to remind the letter writers to leave out all that stuff about their 32 room country home in Malibu. Haha. I sent them a memo with a few ways to figure out which information was okay to share. Aikya Ammachi, Tony <ammastony> wrote: > Hello, just wanted to remind you that people are usually in prison for a reason. Please be careful. Do not give them any personal info. Again do not give them ANY personal information. > > Ammastony > > Aikya Param <aikya> wrote: > > I thought this might be interesting. I get letters now from about > lots of inmates from around the U.S. who reply to my Circle of Love > Inside letters. Several of them have written to me about the service > that they do while incarcerated. > > One Native American in prison in Northern California--"Hawk" is his > spiritual name-- teaches reading in a literacy program in his prison. > He also participates in a program where he talks to youth who are > incarcerated to steer them toward more constructive choices, different > from the ones he made. There is a prison for youth on the same > grounds where he is incarcerated. > > M___ Singh, a graduate of UC Berkeley, in prison in Northern > California, writes that he tutors other students who are trying to get > GED or college degrees in prison. Also, he organized a tsunami relief > fund with the permission of the warden so that prisoners could donate > to help people affected by the tsunami. He's in a HUGE prison complex > with 4000! prisoners so even if just a small percentage donated money, > it could have been a sizeable amount. > > Von R., in minimum security prison in Dublin, California, participates > in an outreach program. In that program she goes out into the > community and talks to youth about her past so that they will not make > the same mistakes that she made. She is also active in Native > American spiritual practice. > > She is Lakota Sioux and her people fought and won a case giving native > people incarcerated in the US the right to practice their spirituality > in prison. Thus in many prisons, regardless of the native person's > heritage, they get Lakota Sioux spirituality. For some who had > nothing from their own people, it's still an improvement. > > Teresa T. has turned herself into a legal expert on the parole issue > in California. The parole issue is that California doesn't grant > parole even after the prisoner has completed his/her sentence. With > the help of her boyfriend who is not in jail, she produces a > newsletter sent to anyone who wants to keep up with parole > developments. That's potentially thousands of people. > > These people definitely resonate with Amma's call for us to do > humanitarian service. In spite of the restrictions of their lives, > they are reaching out as best they can. > > In Amma's love, > Aikya > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > Sponsor > Children InternationalWould you give Hope to a Child in need? ·Click Here to meet a Girl > And Give Her Hope·Click Here to meet a Boy > And Change His Life Learn More > > > Links > > > Ammachi/ > > > Ammachi > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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