3 years ago
A new book of Lama Zopa Rinpoche's teachings has just been published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. Book is entitled Enjoy Life Liberated from the Inner Prison:Then the Outer Prison won’t become the Real Prison.
This new book is a compilation of more than hundreds of letters written by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. These letters were written to prison inmates over past years under the Liberation Prison Project(LPP).
This is a social service project under ‘Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition’ (FPMT) that is intended to support people in prison.
LPP offers spiritual advice and teachings, as well as Dharma books and materials, to people in prison. Since 1996 the project has been supporting interested prisoners in exploring, studying and practicing Buddhism.
Project has successfully transformed the lives of thousands of prisoners around the world. Each year thousands of letters are received from prisoners around the world.
Some of the letters have been published as a fundraiser for the Liberation Prison Project before publication of Enjoy Life Liberated from the Inner Prison.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings on behalf of the Liberation Prison Project. Rinpoche describes the prisoners that their prison is nothing in comparison with the inner prisons of ordinary people, “the prison of anger, the prison of attachment, the prison of ignorance.”
This book was Edited by Ven. Robina Courtin. Robina skillfully integrated Rinpoche's advice into a narrative. Robina also ran LPP until 2009.
Rinpoche advises inmates that prison is a precious opportunity to develop their potential. This advice is not just for prisoners. It is for all of us.This will support ongoing works in prisons around the world.
