aemi
'Give of yourself, and that way greed dies off and suffering stops.'
That's extraordinary. I always thought prison would be the best place to practice serious meditation. But wow, so much irrational fear and madness in and around one person and still an attempt to live a holy life is made. It's mildly surreal.
Ya ... to practise peace in a world where almost everyone wants to cause you hurt ... can be a really hard thing to do ...
sweatdrop the same can be said for explaining dhama to the people before you just realised why they are called the "Ignorant Masses" ... Hmmm ... anyway, about Thubten Chodron, there are some books written by her ... online for free distribution ....
Working with Anger
http://www.kmspks.org/pdf/Anger.pdfI Wonder Why
http://www.kmspks.org/pdf/Wonder.pdfThe site ( part of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery )
http://www.kmspks.org/download/ebook.htm