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Incarcerated people 
Venerable Thubten Chodron The meeting of Sri Lankan and Tibetan monks
Theravada and Mahayana leaders exchanging ideas in Dharamsala, 1990.
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Practicing for a loved one who is ill
Advice for a student struggling with her Dharma practice since the onset of her mother's…
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Who is making this decision, anyway?
The criteria that help us make Dharma-inspired decisions and how reflecting on emptiness can give…
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Building courage and compassion
Cultivating compassion towards those whose values seem to be completely different than ours.
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Prison poetry III
Poems written by people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.
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Jordan Van Voast - Jun 18, 2011
Journey to the operating room and beyond
A student shares how he used the Dharma to work with fear and pain when…
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Celebration of Buddha’s enlightenment
An incarcerated person's gratitude to his sangha, discussing his history of violence, his discovery of…
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Mindfulness, contentment, and ABBA
Happiness is an inside job. One can cultivate happiness no matter the circumstances of our…
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Prison and prayer
How practice sustained an incarcerated person during several weeks in solitary confinement.
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Why not me?
An incarcerated person reflects on self-centered thought and its antidote, cultivating compassion for all sentient…
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Prison poetry II
Poems written by people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.
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