阿彌陀佛！！ 感謝大家支持美國菩薩寺籌集資金購買佛典書籍千本。現已將部分發送達至華盛頓州全省監獄共12所，連同3個分部區域，一共設備15所圖書館了，阿彌陀佛，願將功德迴向大家及所有法界眾生，離苦得樂，共成佛道。這只是美國菩薩寺到外州首項工作，接下來便是進入華盛頓州全省監獄共12所，連同3個分部區域合共15所監獄進行弘法利生大事業：
1. 為他們設立僧團，就如同在加州的監獄中，成立僧團；
2. 選舉領導小組組長，為他們提供定時共修活動。有待菩薩寺顯中法師帶領義工團進入下一個工作；
3. 為他們講解佛學，研究書本上他們看後提出的疑問；
4. 和為他們主持三皈五戒儀式。
First Visit to a Prison
It is hard to imagine the lifestyle of the people in prisons unless one gets the opportunity to visit them. Although there is a lot of information about the day-to-day life of incarcerated brothers and sisters, many of its nuances and subtleties can only...
IBS
The International Bodhisattva Sangha USA (IBS) is an extraordinary organization that reaches out to the inmates and the homeless. IBS is small non-profit organization and was founded in November 2006. The IBS established the Prison Program in 1995 in which one of their...
Second Chance
Looking back on your life, what second chances have you had? Have you ever had someone’s forgiveness at a time you needed it most? Maybe for mistakes made in your marriage or at work, or moral decisions made in error?
A few...