“I discovered Gangaji via ‘Edovo’- took the Freedom Inside course on the tablet the state provides. In 40+ years of inconsistent practice, I have experienced one five second period of connectedness. For that, I am grateful. I am running out of time, physically. My situation has given me a unique opportunity to find the truth…”— Brad, California State Prison
“Gangaji’s wisdom brings out the deepest, most heartfelt insights. I can relate, in that though a caged man, it does not limit who I am internally. I choose to be free internally.” —Keith, Soledad Prison, CA
Established in 1994, the Gangaji Foundation Prison Program offers programs that support men and women living behind bars in furthering their spiritual inquiry. Regardless of anyone's personal circumstance, it is possible to discover the peace and freedom that is alive within all of us.
Discovering freedom inside is the first step in ending the internal wars that can drive our minds, emotions, and unnecessary personal suffering. When we know who we are at the core, we can take real responsibility for our own happiness and our own choices.
NEW: Today, as well as receiving Gangaji's course by mail, Freedom Inside, many incarcerated men and women have access to Gangaji on a prison iPad.
Freedom Inside: A Course in Self-Inquiry is a course by mail designed especially for incarcerated people. Participants in the program receive the Freedom Inside workbooks and an on-going monthly newsletter. Each newsletter includes with new articles from Gangaji, worksheets for inquiry, and shares reports and letters of fellow inmates.
Since April 2024, for the first time many inmates can now access Gangaji's courses, videos, and audio on an iPad through a new digital platform called Edovo. We are thrilled to report that since it's launch already more than 3,300 incarcerated men and women have found Gangaji on Edovo.
We received this letter just a few weeks after launching Gangaji on the Edovo platform.
"I am a 70+ year old lifer...I am running out of time physically. My situation has given me a unique opportunity to find the truth and I feel I have squandered it. Thank you for listening..."—Brad, California State Prison
Freedom Inside: A Course in Self-Inquiry is a course by mail designed especially for prisoners. Participants in the program receive the Freedom Inside workbooks and an on-going monthly newsletter. Each newsletter includes with new articles from Gangaji, worksheets for inquiry, and shares reports and letters of fellow prisoners. Learn More
“The jewel that is the core of your being is alive within you in this very moment, untouched by all that has come to pass.”
The Correspondence Program pairs inmates with volunteers to share their realizations and discoveries through letter writing. Writing letters is a powerful medium and offers everyone a profound opportunity to be in community, to share insights, and to deepen in their spiritual inquiry.
Read below to hear directly from some of the volunteers and inmates who correspond.
"When Keith writes he sounds like he is in an ashram on top of a mountain surrounded by clouds and silence. It blows me away and I am deeply moved and humbled. It has required me to really stop and connect with presence as this requires experience that is straight from my deep heart. I am enriched as the expression of what is unnamable is shared by both of us. The connection of the whole community can be felt. We are in this together. " —Sallie
"I keep you in my mind and heart and I accept you and Gangaji as true teachers. I am very grateful to have met you in this life." —Andrew
"I first thought I was communicating with a prisoner to help them with opening up to the Truth in themselves. I was quickly cured of that arrogance and I realized that I was fortunate enough to have volunteered to share in satsang with another who happens to be in prison." —Dan
Interested in becoming a volunteer correspondent? Start here
The Gangaji Foundation provides books, videos, and audios to inmates and prison libraries free-of-charge. If you know someone in prison who would like to receive a book, audio, or video, please ask them to write to us directly at Gangaji Foundation Prison Program, PO Box 716, Ashland, OR 97520. If you are a chaplain or resource manager, we also welcome your requests for your prison library.