An interview with Sita Lozoff
Reprinted with permission from “No irredeemable people | An interview with Sita Lozoff” by Leslee Goodman, 2017. Moon Magazine. COPYRIGHT... Read More
Get To Know Human Kindness Foundation
In this 4-minute video, discover the heart of Human Kindness Foundation. Meet Sita Lozoff, Spiritual Director at HKF, Catherine Dumas, our Executive Director, as well as Board Members Aaron Turner and Pam Clarke and several volunteers and people who became part of the HKF family while they were incarcerated.
The Human Kindness Foundation serves about 40,000 people a year. We provide all our books for free to inmates. Postage alone costs about $64,000 each year. Your generous donations help us continue to send books, notes, newsletters and encouragement to people living in some of the toughest places we know.
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Discovering the True Nature of Your Anger
By author and Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hahn. Why do you get angry so easily? All of us have a seed of anger in the depth of our consciousness.
Everybody’s Angry!
Anger is like drinking poison and waiting for it to kill your enemy. Anger is a big one. For some... Read More
The Lozoffs Visit with the Dalai Lama
Spending time with the Dalai Lama was a comforting reminder to me and Sita that a balance of spiritual practice and lovingkindness holds more promise than any other lifestyle during this difficult age.
The Three Principles
After reading the scriptures of most of the great traditions of the world, I saw three principles just singing off the pages of the Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, the Mahabharata, Greek mythology and the writing of the Greek philosophers.
Prison Envelope Art
Stunning visual creations from our friends that are incarcerated.
Real People, Real Stories
Use the arrows to navigate to a new story.
Finding your books that first time on that dusty bookshelf was like breathing in fresh air after emerging from a cave. I MEAN that. I went from stone-cold atheism to being a Jedi! I owe my peace and happiness to you guys!
‘an old friend’I wish you could see who I was 6-7 years ago to who I’ve become now. Then you would only see what a change the Human Kindness Foundation has had on me. My family write about it and fellow inmates see it that I grew up or something is different about me. There has been a deep spiritual change in me. Thank you HKF.
, Montana State PrisonWith the help of your books and newsletters, I have come a long, long way in the past 13 years in prison – from a person filled with rage, hate, prejudice, lies, selfishness, and uncontrolled lust, to the person I am today – growing in love, peace, thoughtfulness, kindness and self control. May God bless you.
, San Quentin State Prison, CAI’m sad that our Bo has passed on, yet truly grateful for all he shared. I’ve been almost 22 years on this life sentence. You guys carried me through the hard times. I’ve dedicated my life to tutoring, helping inmates get their G.E.D.s. My life is about improving my community; I know I can make a difference.
, Corcoran, CAI had such dark thoughts. When I’d be mad at someone, I’d imagine… well… it’s bad. Now I imagine going to their house while they’re at work, and I plant a flower bed for them. I’ve gone to the library to look up what kinds of flowers to use, and I have the borders planned, and what colors I’ll plant together. I’m not even mad anymore. I want to bring beauty into their lives.
We’re All Doing Time changed my life. When I first read it, I was in and out of solitary confinement. Now it’s been a 100 degree transformation. This service has brought me a freedom I’d never known and an energy of reconciliation with my loved ones. My experiences have built upon me the motivation to be part of the healing process for others.
, United States Penitentiary McCrearyI don’t think I would have been able to find a belief in God had it not been for the meditation guide in Bo’s book. As my relationship with self and God has morphed it always comes back to the experience of meditating focusing on my heart chakra and the feeling as if my heart was the size of a thimble and a waterfall was being poured into it. Thus my first true evidence of God.
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