Albert Ramos
Albert Gerome Ramos was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He has been incarcerated since 2005 and is currently enrolled in the North Carolina Field Minister Program. Upon graduation he plans to start programs that help incarcerated people with mental health issues, drug dependency, and those who struggle from childhood trauma. He is the author of the children's book Gavin Discovers the Secret to Happiness.
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Albert Ramos The coffee pot: A test of my tolerance
Here, at the prison where I live, everyone dreads the coffee pot. Unlike a majority…
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Prison labor
Today's prisons provide few chances for rehabilitation, instead using incarcerated people for cheap labor. One…
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Transforming adversity into bodhicitta
The difficulties of the pandemic are a special challenge for those who are incarcerated.
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Meditation with noise
There are many distractions to meditation in prison. This is how one incarcerated person deals…
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The garden notices the rocks moving
An incarcerated person writes about seeing others as equal in worth.
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I would normally have been upset
Even a small incident can give us a chance to practice compassion.
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Tears of compassion
A meditation on mindfulness brings strong feelings of compassion for others.
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The sangha in us all
A person in prison uses his understanding of Buddhism to connect with all religions he…
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