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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Albert Ramos 
Incarcerated people 
The peace and beauty of the night’s darkness
A prison volunteer finds respite from the daily struggle.
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A fight on the yard
An incarcerated person describes the disruption caused by a fight in the prison yard.
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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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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
Tanya Lasuk The Teddy Bear Project
A surprise gift from an incarcerated person for one of the Abbey's volunteers.
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Venerable Thubten Nyima Visit to Airway Heights Correctional Center
A nun visits a correctional facility for the first time in order to participate in…
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Meditation with noise
There are many distractions to meditation in prison. This is how one incarcerated person deals…
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The garden notices the rocks moving
An incarcerated person writes about seeing others as equal in worth.
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