By Incarcerated People
Reflections, essays, and poems by people in prison about their Dharma practice.
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Incarcerated people Life in the hole
An incarcerated person describes the experience of administrative segregation, or "solitary."
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Owning up, but with hope
An incarcerated person talks about the changes he has made in his life since being…
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Street kids
An incarcerated person's harrowing account of his childhood growing up on the streets, and his…
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Working with People in Prison
Working with people in prison requires a mindset of humility and understanding: an incarcerated person…
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Buddha’s door
In meditation, a person in prison reflects on his experience of freedom and compassion for…
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A long-awaited vacation
How Dharma offered an important choice for an incarcerated person to transform.
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Happy birthday, Mom
A simple birthday song to an incarcerated person's mother brings happiness.
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Better than a hell realm
A person in prison makes use of the tonglen practice while participating in the retreat…
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Patience with the path
Changing the world by working on one moment, one thought, one emotion at a time.
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