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The bhikshuni elders shaving Venerable Samten head.
Becoming a Monastic

A dialogue about ordination

An Abbey resident, considering ordination, talks to a nun about what changes after one ordains.

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Silhouette of Muslim in prayer.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

If here, why not out there?

Buddhism is one of many paths to liberation. Each culture has its spiritual philosophy that…

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Santa Claus candy.
By Prison Volunteers

A Christmas gift in prison

A person with very little practices generosity in prison on Christmas Day and brings joy…

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Carl squatting on a pail, taking a measuring tape and smiling.
On Mindfulness

How spirituality changed my life

A formerly incarcerated person discusses his path to spirituality, before and after prison.

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A line of tents at Hopeville.
By Prison Volunteers

Karma, confusion and clarity

A prison chaplain reflects on the difficulty of working with incarcerated people and the homeless.

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A man holding a bowl of corn soup with a small piece of bread.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Sharing

A person in prison recounts his experience of practicing generosity while in isolation.

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A squirrel standing on a cement ledge.
By Prison Volunteers

A man and a squirrel

A man develops a special bond with a squirrel in prison.

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Alms bowl in the middle of the picture, words written: If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion
Prayers and Practices

Dedication for a meaningful life

Praying for our lives to be beneficial for all sentient beings.

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a monk walking on a road with a rainbow appearing in front of him.
Prayers and Practices

Dedication from “Stages of the Path to Awakeni...

Dedicating for wisdom, loving-kindness, and the spread of the Dharma.

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By Prison Volunteers

Just another day at work

A prison chaplain recounts how she was mistaken for a prison escapee while at work.

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Cover of Working with Anger.
Prison Dharma

A remarkable story

A mother's story of how her son was changed by reading a Dharma book and…

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Young man wearing black t-shirt with the word 'Ambitious' on it.
21st Century Buddhists

Are Buddhists ambitious?

Ambition and the Buddhist path. Distinguishing between postive and negative ambition.

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