On Cultivating Wisdom
How teachings on karma and the nature of reality help people to make wise choices while in prison.
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Incarcerated people Thanks for the Dharma Dispatch
A letter of thanks for the latest edition of Dharma Dispatch, a newsletter the Abbey…
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Reflection on life
An incarcerated person reflects on the causes and conditions that have affected his life.
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Dealing with difficult changes
A woman in prison uses a mind training prompt to deal with a difficult situation.
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Selflessness keeps you out of SHU
From a teaching by Venerable Chodron, an incarcerated person learns to train consistently to deal…
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Albert Ramos The sangha in us all
A person in prison uses his understanding of Buddhism to connect with all religions he…
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Being emptiness
A meditation on the "Heart Sutra" and the concepts of emptiness and selflessness.
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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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The middle way
Thoughts on the importance of taking responsibility for one's own experiences. We are not victims…
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