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Oct 14, 2009
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." --Victor Frankl
Prisoners Reach Out to Zen
"I try to focus on the space between two thoughts, because it prevents me from getting lost," says Kenneth Brown, a man who discovered meditation and yoga teachings three months into his sentence. Brown is not alone. While there are no statistics on the number of inmates engaging in meditation practices, such programs are sprouting up across the country. In an environment ripe with violence and chaos, meditation can provide convicts with a way to reflect, relax, and cope in prison. Read about inmates going Zen.
BE THE CHANGE
Take time out to be still, to be silent, to sit in meditation today. Notice that even five minutes makes a difference!
