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Monastic life
Taking ordination is easy, keeping it is hard. It is being intent on virtue.
View PostWholesome or unwholesome seeds
Making a conscious decision to plant wholesome seeds in the mind.
View PostSeeking liberation while in prison
Lama Zopa Rinpoche comments on the karmic connection those who work with incarcerated people must…
View PostValuable lesson learned
Responding to a situation or problem without anger or attachment but with compassion in order…
View PostNew perspective
An incarcerated person strives for equanimity even in difficult circumstances.
View PostSuggesting a collaboration for the purpose of reachi...
Importance of discussion amongst various Buddhist communities to reform the rules for bhikshuni ordination.
View PostBodhisattva vows
A person in prison describes the effects on his life after taking bodhisattva vows.
View PostPractice and our mind
A person in prison contemplates his vow to benefit all sentient beings.
View PostRiding the roller coaster
Daily practice helps us recognize the problems that our mind creates for us.
View PostAntidotes to afflictions
Definitions, disadvantages and antidotes for key afflictions: attachment, anger, jealousy, and arrogance.
View PostScholarship from death row prisoners
A story of incarcerated people on death row who provide scholarships to family members of…
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