fantastic. thank you for taking me into a world I know so little about and giving me the opportunity to keep an open mind and heart.

I tuned in for Jarvis Jay Masters talk, having read his biography and found his experience and wisdom indelible. It meant so much being able to feel his voice and the genuine compassion that informs his perspective. Thank you so much for providing this.

Dear Jarvish, Buddhist is one who learned and beyond the intellect, its a fantastic listening your recorded interview, “Finding Freedom” is my next mission to read and understand more the way you have define ‘Suffering’.

Thank you great event. I was first introduced to Mr Masters through an article in the late 90’s. I was teaching somatics and experiential anatomy at New College of California in San Francisco. i am not sure what magazine i found this article but in any event i was quite touched so i shared it in the somatics class. it turned out one of the members of the class was a prison guard at san quentin and knew Mr Masters and shared some touching stories about him. everyone in the class were quite touched by Mr Masters, his situation and his writing. thank you for this interview.

Incredibly moving! A revelation – thank you

I am so delighted to hear Jarvis Jay Masters talk about his relationship to Buddhism. I have known Jarvis thirty-five years. My close friend Melody Ermachild was the investigator on his case after he was convicted of fabricating the weapon used by two other inmates to kill a prison guard. The inmates who stabbed the guard were given Life in Prison without Parole; Jarvis was given the death penalty. I have been convinced of Jarvis’s innocence since I first heard his story; I started visiting him at San Quentin after I read “Finding Freedom” when it was first published. I haven’t seen him since Covid forced San Quentin to stop the visiting program. We talk on the phone occasionally. Thank you for including him in this beautiful Summit!

I do appreciate your request for other people so the could hear this summit.

This was extraordinary. Chills down my spine. So moved.
Upayadhi

Thank you for inviting Jarvis Jay Masters to participate in this conversation. I have gained so much from all the speakers in the Summit but I am left especially moved to my core by the compassion and wisdom expressed in this interview while around him the sounds of the oppressive system are audible. What grace.

Outstanding. Insightful. Thank you

This was breathtaking. Thank you for including the voice of incarcerated Black Buddhists in this Summit–which Jarvis Jay Masters so beautifully represents in this interview. His writings have been deeply moving for many of us in the Buddhist community for many years, but to hear his actual voice in a recording underscores his humanity amidst the weight of his unimaginable circumstances–and perhaps our own. Deep gratitude for this gift. May all beings benefit.

Hello everyone! _/\_ My name is Kodo. I’m a shoken student at the Zen Buddhist Temple of Toledo, studying with Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Osho. Our community read “Black and Buddhist” as part of our Fall Ango focus on racial justice in America. It’s been nourishing, inspiring and empowering to learn from the presenters at this summit. Thank you for hosting this event and making it free to attend.

This whole summit has been a blessing! Thank you to all of the speakers and organizers of this powerful event. I hope you will do it again next year!

Good morning Jarvis Masters this is Gerald camp from Humboldt Hall YA I remember you buddy