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Incarcerated people

Many incarcerated people from all over the United States correspond with Venerable Thubten Chodron and monastics from Sravasti Abbey. They offer great insights into how they are applying the Dharma and striving to be of benefit to themselves and others in even the most difficult of situations.

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Prison Poetry

Think about it

If you are incarcerated, are you necessarily in a prison?

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Prison Poetry

Try again

Remembering the patience and determination of the Buddha during our own struggle for awakening.

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On Mindfulness

The choices we make

Taking responsibility for and facing our past behaviors is the first step toward change.

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On Mindfulness

Turning my life around

A person in prison shares his experience of living the five precepts.

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Prison Poetry

Whisper

Poem by a person in prison. Dark in tone, it touches on the inter-connectedness of…

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On Addiction

Practising and upholding the precepts

Seeking an end to the craving of addiction.

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By Incarcerated People

Adjusting to change

An incarcerated person discusses the difficulties he encounters when a change of routine disrupts his…

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On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Generosity: The first paramita

The importance of generosity and compassion to our spiritual growth.

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On Mindfulness

A chosen life

What if a person who looks different could impart life-changing wisdom. Open one's heart and…

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On Attachment

Circus

The overwhelming effect of social media and technology, making one's daily life feel like a…

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Potato chips on a plate.
On Attachment

The jerk and the potato chips

Using one's meditation practice to become the observer of one's mind and to release the…

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Prison Poetry

Prison poetry IV

Poems written by incarcerated people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.

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