Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Our Teachers
Jindati Doelter
Sometimes I'm amazed in how much the prisoners appreciate any advice or suggestions given to them. Under the pressure of immense suffering they have a special gift to opening up their hearts and minds to an alternative to suffering, which is breaking out of the cycle of habitual tendencies and ego-clinging. I realize that I, as an outsider, cannot really imagine the full extent of their suffering. It's similar to imagining the suffering of the beings in the hell realms - we somewhat can get a taste, but we don't know how it really feels.
Some of the prisoners meditate from 3 am until dawn and again in the evening until 10 pm. Now this is inspiring to us here in the "outside world!"
Over the years, I have seen immense changes in the prisoners I write to.
AUSTRALIA
- Ven. Aileen Barry
- Leslie Baxter
- Judie Bilkey
- Shyla Bauer
- Kate Buckley
- Anna Carmody
- Mark Chesterfield
- Ven. Chokyi
- Danielle Clarke
- Nin Daniel
- Melanie Dixon
- Ven. Thubten Drolma
- Lou Ellwood
- Kara Everson
- Margaret Gallagher
- Jorji Gardener
- Shanti Hasslacher
- Sam Howard
- Jason Isma
- Rosetta Isma
- Ven. Jangchub
- Henrike Korner
- Liling Lee
- Narelle Lee
- Scott Magrath
- Les Montanjees
- Libby Mowlam
- Ven. Namdag
- Majola Oosthuizen
- Ven. Tenzin Palyon
- Liz Rosenberg
- Kate Rowe
- Ven. Tenpa Sangmo
- Vikki Sarac
- Ven. Sonam
- John Waite
- Lindy Warrel
- Cate Waldron
- Heather Wiseman
- Charlie Yarrow
NEW ZEALAND
- Andrew Jeffery
USA
- Janise Baldo-Pulaski
- Karl Bergh
- Sharon Cardamone
- Angie Chen
- Robin Coleman
- Ruth Cook
- Ven. Robina Courtin
- Herb Cunningham
- Ven. Lhundub Damcho
- Richard De Vecchis
- Marty Demian
- Jindati Doelter
- Lodru Dawa
- Mark Evans
- Westley Foong
- Vicente Forte
- Ryan Gatlin
- Kolby Graham
- James Guertin
- Don Handrick
- Jules Helsen
- Tony Hoeber
- Emily Hsu
- Judith Hunt
- Su Ianiello
- Elaine Jackson
- Oscar Jaitt
- Bleu Johnson
- David Johnson
- Michael Jolliffe
- Justin Kelley
- Tom Kelly
- Cyd Lantz
- Caterina Larson
- Darren Littlejohn
- Sherrie Lyons
- Ron Malanga
- Sandi Manson
- Will Manson
- Susan Marfield
- Ven. Losang Monlam
- Tracy Morgan
- Todd Norcross
- Diana Pelmo Olander
- Sara Parker
- Sandra Peterson
- Abigail Pierce
- Fabienne Pradelle
- Paul Pulaski
- Victoria Rainone-Goswitz
- Bill Roepke
- John Scorsine
- Donna Seese
- Jane Seidlitz
- Jill Shallenberger
- Beth Simon
- André Smith
- Dennis Smith
- Heidi Sommer
- Paul Stevenson
- John Sutton
- Laurel Sylvan
- Michelle Tapia
- Ven. Losang Tenkyong
- Debra Travis
- Barbara Vautier
- Cheri Watts
- Debbie Webb
- Joe Weston
- Ben White
- Ven. Thubten Wongmo
- Heather Woollard
- Shanti Wyckoff
- Kris Young
- Chrystal Zachary
EUROPE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
- Maurizio Cacciatore
- Ven. Lobsang Dorje
- Ven. Tenzin Drolkar
- Holly Forrer
- Ray Freeman
- Sari Galapo
- Chris Gilchrist
- Claire Gittoes
- Severine Gondouin
- Ven. Lobsang Jinpa
- Ven. Sangye Khadro
- Mary Nordkvelle
- Ven. Losang Tendar
- Sandra Tideman
- Tenzin Wangmo
- Ven. Tenzin Yonten
MEXICO
- Oscar Acosta
- Susie Anstey
-
Fer Barroso
- Marisol Benejam
- Martha Cabral
- Cristhian Cambresy
- Lourdes Castro
- Ana Paula Cerda
- Rebeca Cuan
- Lilia Serrano Dorantes
- Sebastián Benitez Escobar
- Esther Garibay
- Nestor Manuel Grimaldo
- Sergio Isidro Grimaldo
- Margarita Aguilera Ibarra
- Ángeles López
- Fernando López
- Mónica López
- Victor Medina López
- Paula Guerrero Mackense
- Gandhi Maga
- Nayeli Maillefert
- Moya Mendez
- Rosa Lydia Mendoza
- Francisco Navarro
- Jose Olvera
- Soledad de Olvera
- Katia Ornelas
- Juan Pablo Pacheco
- Paty Peña
- Lourdes Vela Picones
- Mariano E. Ramirez
- Lorena Rojas
- Leslie Serna
- Silvia Sevilla
- Ruth Da Silvera
- Ven. Lobsang Tonden
- Abel Vera
- Victor Villaseñor
ASIA
- Tim Burress
- Karen Chin
- Danny Chu
- Chee Chiong Kok
- Kieren Lim
- Paul Lim
- Lee Oi Loon
- Tara Melwani
- Ven. Tenzin Namtrul
- Valerie Tripp
- Tim Van Der Haegen
CANADA
-
Jamyang Khedrup
- Tricia Pearson
- Lynn Shwadchuck