By Incarcerated People
Reflections, essays, and poems by people in prison about their Dharma practice.
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Letting go of guilt and shame
Overcoming guilt and shame by cultivating loving kindness for oneself first and then expanding it…
View PostThe path and the garden
C. M. reflects on the effects on his practice of time spent gardening. Any work…
View PostDaishin, big mind
We can embrace our experiences, whether difficult or pleasant, in a way that is neither…
View PostThe reality of adversity
Learn to smile and let go instead of flipping out, even in the most difficult…
View PostSitting with difficulty
An incarcerated person describes the benefit of sitting with discomfort and sharing the suffering of…
View PostThe pajama room
A person in prison experiences a spiritual awakening unlike any he had anticipated.
View PostKitchen Dharma
A person in prison explores opportunities to practice the Dharma in difficult living and working…
View PostLife in the hole
An incarcerated person describes the experience of administrative segregation, or "solitary."
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