Taking One’s Shoes Off: Reflections On Danger And Refuge
The Buddha also teaches us that we can find refuge in a dangerous world. What does it mean to find safety despite the inevitability of danger? What are the conditions for refuge?
Tag: prison
Carrying The Dharma in Prison: The Prison Mindfulness Summit
Prison Mindfulness Summit: useful approaches to volunteering in prison, pitfalls that facilitators might encounter in incarcerated settings, and what makes for safe prison sanghas.
Through Prison To The Dharma
The story of Matthew’s arrest and near-miss with life in prison has been the subject of numerous podcasts, but in this session, we’ll be talking to him about how the Dharma has shaped his life.
The Life Of The Buddha
Vesak is a traditional Buddhist holiday and festival, usually celebrated in late spring or early summer. The holiday celebrates, in total, the birth, life, awakening, and death of the Buddha.…
Safe Harbor
If my prison story isn’t in service to something transformative, I am not interested in sharing it. Mine is a path of transformation and of love.
How To Human, Episode 66
Matthew Hahn has been many things in his lifetime. A career criminal and drug addict, a selfless man of courage, a convict, a devout Buddhist, a recovered drug addict, and a loving husband and friend.
Wanting To Kill Myself: Craving For Annihilation
My response to suicidal ideation was that there must’ve been something severely wrong with me. That I was broken.
An Imperfect Mirror
I used to shave using the stainless steel mirror bolted to the concrete wall of my cell. I could barely see my face.