• The Buddhist on Death Row

• How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place
• By: David Sheff
• Narrated by: Michael Boatman

New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Boy explores the transformation of Jarvis Jay Masters, who became one of America’s most respected Buddhist practitioners during two decades in solitary confinement in San Quentin.

The Early Jarvis Jay Masters is a horror story that we know all too well about its plot. Born in Long Beach, California, his home was filled with cracks, alcohol, physical abuse, and men paying his mother for sex. He and his siblings were separated and sent to a foster home when he was six, prompting him to quickly go into juvenile detention, car theft, armed robbery and finally the same San Quentin. While in prison, he was accused of murdering a warden, a crime that earned him the death penalty, where he has been since 1986.

At the time of his murder trial, he was also held in solitary confinement and spent 22 years in a 5-foot by 11-foot cell. This is where The Buddha on Death Row takes off. With uncanny clarity, David Sheff describes the Masters’ path to enlightenment – from moodiness and violence to discovering how easy and difficult it is to just sit and breathe, those minutes create Discover how deep awareness and compassion are, the right way to remember one’s pain, and much more. Sheff brilliantly portrays Masters’ gradual but profound transformation from a man who once specialized in hurting others, to instead stopping fights in the prison yard, talking to the inmates about being incarcerated. suicide and counseling high school students by mail.

Along the way, Masters was intrigued by the principles that Buddhism espouses – compassion, sacrifice, and living in the present moment – and he has attracted the attention of eminent Buddhist practitioners, including including Pema Chodron, the most famous Buddhist cleric after the Dalai Lama. And while still in San Quentin and still on death row, he was a famous Buddhist thinker who showed us how to ease our daily suffering, enjoy the light that surrounds us, and endure tragedies befall us all.

This is one of those books that will leave you a changed person. Not only is the story remarkable but the lessons learned undeniable. Beautifully narrated by Michael Boatman with incredible articulation and richness. I am a changed person after reading this book and a fan of Jarvis’s for life.

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