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| Prison Service Seeks Buddhist Adviser |
| By google.com/hostednews/canadianpress |
| Published: 06/15/2009 |
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Prison Service Seeks Buddhist Adviser for Inmates By Sue Bailey OTTAWA — The federal prison system is looking for help to nurture more zen in the Pen. Corrections officials want to renew a contract worth up to $75,000 over three years to offer Buddhist spiritual advice and support in its prisons near Kingston, Ont. They include the maximum-security Kingston Penitentiary and the Warkworth Institution, a medium-security facility that houses some 600 inmates, about a third of them sex offenders. Duties include offering spiritual guidance to at least 40 identified Buddhist offenders in the region plus counselling, religious education and advice on Buddhist issues. The recently published contract description notes that the Correctional Service of Canada "is mandated with the provision of religious and spiritual services to all offenders in our care. "The Ontario region is seeking to implement these standards for the Buddhist faith in a consistent way." A meditative faith anchored by goals of compassion and tranquil acceptance may seem an odd fit with convicts serving hard time. But Kelsang Donsang, resident teacher at the Kuluta Buddhist Centre in Kingston, says misconceptions about prisoners abound. Many of his own assumptions were proved wrong after he started visiting inmates, he said in an interview.Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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