Buddhist chaplains

Battle-weary troops find rare comfort in Buddhism

Ian Drury, Dail Mail, UK: Buddhism is experiencing an extraordinary upswing in popularity in the [British] armed forces. Since 2005,…

October 16, 2012

Jail’s meditation course is not a hard cell

Participants in the popular weekly course at L.A. County's Men's Central facility say the techniques they learn for relaxation and…

April 19, 2010

Inside story: Lessons from life as a buddhist prison chaplain

What makes a prisoner? Sarvananda, a prison Buddhist chaplain, has an inside view of life in jail; and he reflects…

May 6, 2009

Freedom on the inside

People behind bars are often open to change, as Suvarnaprabha discovers when teaching prisoners to meditate. There is a series…

May 5, 2009

Ten most popular posts on Wildmind this year

Just to help you keep track of what's hot on Wildmind at the moment, we've put together this list of…

April 30, 2009

Wildmind’s top ten blog posts of 2008

It's been a busy year. We've redesigned the site, reorganized our news section, and added many hundreds of new posts…

December 31, 2008

The Buddha as warrior

It might seem strange to think of the Buddha as a "warrior" when he is rightly seen as above all…

September 19, 2008

The Upper Middle Way – Have North American Buddhists renounced renunciation?

Historians of religion often repeat the accepted truth that it takes about two centuries for a culture to absorb a…

April 10, 2007

Officials close jailhouse door to Buddhist chaplain (St. Petersburg Times)

Buddhist chaplain Frank Tedesco has instructed murderers to "feel the cool air over the tip of their nose." Read more

February 26, 2007

Soothing saffron for thin blue line (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Venerable Ban Ruo sees no conflict between his faith's position of non-violence and ministering to front-line police. Read more

June 24, 2006