By Kaishin Recently I contemplated the zen teaching that reality is an illusion. What I see and experience appear to be true, but there...

By Mitchell M. Recently I contemplated the zen teaching that reality is an illusion. What I see and experience appear to be true, but...

By Shoko To be free in Zen Mind, Is to see that my current incarceration will one day come to an end. It has never been, nor could be...

by Jakuho Zazen is very much a physical practice: the body is never an insignificant detail, as if meditation were a matter of mind and...

by Myoka The Metta Sutra, according to legend, came about after the Buddha sent his monks into the forest to meditate during the rainy...

By Hotai Prison is a place where people are not free. Prison is a place where you are under the control of other people. Many inmates...

by Hotai There is a saying that there are no atheists in a foxhole. This means that when the shells are raining down, everyone wants to...

By Roshin Each of us finds ourselves in a set of life circumstances that is made up of many different individual parts working together....

Many incarcerated individuals express their insights and creativity using their artistic talents. Many of the images in this blog are...

Oh! how nice, how wonderful! How sweet and beautiful it is to experience The Joys and Mysteries of Life, Consciously being aware of its...