Prison Dharma
People in prison and volunteers who work in prisons reflect on how to apply the Dharma in prison settings and beyond.
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Calvin - Dec 17, 2021
Calvin Time, inspiration, and gratitude
Calvin is free after 27 years of incarceration. He reflects on how he met Buddhism…
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Al
- Apr 4, 2021
Prison labor
Today's prisons provide few chances for rehabilitation, instead using incarcerated people for cheap labor. One…
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Al
- Feb 6, 2021
Transforming adversity into bodhicitta
The difficulties of the pandemic are a special challenge for those who are incarcerated.
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Daniel
- Feb 6, 2021
Developing bodhicitta
A man serving a life sentence transforms feelings of dread into compassion for all beings.
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Luis
- Jul 29, 2019
The peace and beauty of the night’s darkness
A prison volunteer finds respite from the daily struggle.
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Anonymous
- Jun 2, 2019
A fight on the yard
An incarcerated person describes the disruption caused by a fight in the prison yard.
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Al R.
- Apr 24, 2019
The cure
On March 15, 2019, 50 people at mosques in New Zealand were murdered by a…
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William W.
- Feb 19, 2019
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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Venerable Thubten Chodron The pagoda project: An update
An update on the meditation pagoda constructed by the Buddhist study group at a corrections…
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Tanya Lasuk
- Sep 23, 2018
The Teddy Bear Project
A surprise gift from an incarcerated person for one of the Abbey's volunteers.
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