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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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The word 'HOPE' superimposed in front of a sunrise.
Prison Poetry

Power to hope, power to heal

An incarcerated person describes the beauty that results from compassionate actions.

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On Working with Afflictions

Gasp! I was the angry person you were talking about!

Seeing our attachment to anger is the first step to transforming it.

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