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...
Finding your Bodhicitta
The first time I encountered IBS Program was at a dinner Fund raiser that I was invited to. When I first met Venerable Xianzhong he was very friendly and easy to talk to, there was an immediate connection because of his...

