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The Buddhist on Death Row

3.50 (2 ratings by Goodreads)

English

By (author): David Sheff

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an extraordinary story of redemption in the darkest of places.

Jarvis Jay Masterss early life was a horror story whose outline we know too well. Born in Long Beach, California, his house was filled with crack, alcohol, physical abuse, and men who paid his mother for sex. He and his siblings were split up and sent to foster care when he was five, and he progressed quickly to juvenile detention, car theft, armed robbery, and ultimately San Quentin. While in prison, he was set up for the murder of a guard a conviction which landed him on death row, where hes been since 1990.

At the time of his murder trial, he was held in solitary confinement, torn by rage and anxiety, felled by headaches, seizures, and panic attacks. A criminal investigator repeatedly offered to teach him breathing exercises which he repeatedly refused, until desperation moved him.

With uncanny clarity, David Sheff describes Masterss gradual but profound transformation from a man dedicated to hurting others to one who has prevented violence on the prison yard, counselled high school kids by mail, and helped prisoners -and even guards find meaning in their lives.

Along the way, Masters becomes drawn to the Buddhist principles compassion, sacrifice, and living in the moment -and gains the admiration of Buddhists worldwide. And while he is still in San Quentin and still on death row, he shows us all how to ease our everyday suffering, relish the light that surrounds us, and endure the tragedies that befall us all.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 190g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 26 May 2022
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780008395476

About David Sheff

David Sheff is the author of multiple books including the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Beautiful Boy which was recently turned into a movie starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. His work has appeared in The New York Times Outside Rolling Stone Wired Fortune and elsewhere. His piece for The New York Times My Addicted Son received an award from the American Psychological Association for Outstanding Contribution to Advancing the Understanding of Addictions.

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