By Incarcerated People
Reflections, essays, and poems by people in prison about their Dharma practice.
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Incarcerated people Being emptiness
A meditation on the "Heart Sutra" and the concepts of emptiness and selflessness.
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What the Buddha taught
A person in prison reflects on the meaning of refuge and the joyfulness of awakening.
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Intoxicants
The tragedies that resulted from choices an incarcerated person made as a young man.
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The most stable people in prison
Why those in prison for murder tend to be easier to get along with and…
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Prison, life, impermanence
A person in prison describes the experience of solitary confinement and how by taking refuge…
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The hills we climb
An incarcerated person writes about the joyful effort of practice and what it does for…
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The beauty of creating the causes
Knowing that your actions create the cause for the fruit is encouraging and a good…
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Unforgettable memories
A person in prison tells how the misfortune of a young Iraqi girl touched his…
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