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This Prison Is Crying – HIGHLIGHT
We hear from Jampa Pawo and friend Norma Harris about his life as a prison inmate and as a Shambhala Warrior by Jampa Pawo and Norma Harris It is now many weeks ago that Jampa Pawo, the inmate I’ve been writing about on death row, told me that ... continuePosted November 6, 2018 by CGH
Piercing the Heart of Mara – HIGHLIGHT
A poem by Jampa Pawo, dedicated to his dharma friend Grace Bull’s Eye: An Arrow Piercing the Heart of Mara Listen, brave warrior of Shambhala. In your battle against the delusions, Raise the longbow of unborn shunyata In your left hand of primordial wisdom And draw the arrow of bodhichitta With your right ... continuePosted April 28, 2016 by CGH
A Vigil for Jampa Pawo – HIGHLIGHT
A letter about Jampa Pawo, addressed to the Shambhala Sangha from Norma Harris It is all but certain, though not certain, that Jampa Pawo, a member of the Atlanta Shambhala Sangha, will be executed on Wednesday, April 27th. We will not know if clemency will be granted until ... continuePosted April 20, 2016 by CGH
Tours on Death Row – HIGHLIGHT
Shambhalian Jampa Pawo writes to us from prison, sharing the experience of visits by prison tour groups by Jampa Pawo Dear Shambhala Brothers and Sisters, Here on death row, we are frequently visited by tour groups. These tour groups usually visit the prison once a week, sometimes they come ... continuePosted April 18, 2016 by CGH
Windhorse Poem from Jampa Pawo – HIGHLIGHT
Kyango Karkar: The Windhorse Song poem and drawing by Jampa Pawo 2.28.16 To Kyango Karkar, the supreme windhorse, I offer this praise and invocation. Blessed by the smoke of juniper incense, Appear and grant us your inspiration! Your eyes beam a rainbow of five colors. Your perky ears resemble Bodhi leaves. Your pink tongue shines ... continuePosted April 16, 2016 by CGH
Transformation is Possible – HIGHLIGHT
With his execution date now set for April 27, practitioner Jampa Pawo sends this letter to his brothers and sisters in Shambhala by Jampa Pawo Painting by Jampa Pawo Hello! My name is Jampa Pawo. I am 37 years old and have been incarcerated for eighteen years for the ... continuePosted April 4, 2016 by CGH