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Peace Inside: A Prisoner's Guide to Meditation

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This inspiring read is much more than a beginner's guide to meditation - it is a remarkable view into the inner journeys of human beings as they make sense of life in prison and empower themselves through meaningful reflection. In a collection of intimate letters between inmates and charity workers from Prison Phoenix Trust, this book reveals how, with friendship, fortitude and perseverance, humanity can overcome all manner of painful experiences and memories, and anyone can achieve peace and self-liberation.
 
Accompanied by the delicate line drawings of Pollyanna Morgan, this slender volume is a testimony to the lifeline that meditation and kindness can be, and an eye-opening gift for us all.
Foreword - Benjamin Zephaniah. Introduction. Part One - Meditation. 1. What is meditation? 2. How to meditate. 3. The right approach. 4. Distractions. 5. Meditation in day-to-day life. Part Two - Letters. Extra Practices. End note. Prison terms explained. About the Prison Phoenix Trust.
'What a wonderful book. Clear, friendly, supportive, this is a superb manual and introduction to meditation practice, not just for people inside, but for all of us, inside and out. The writing from the prisoners is moving and luminous, and shows us all what meditation can do for a human being - the book is a teaching and a gift for us all.'
- Henry Shukman, writer, poet and Director of Mountain Cloud Zen Center, USA
 
'This powerful book of hope and healing is both a guide, and a moving account of prisoners' struggles and successes as they learn to meditate, and to make sense of their life and prison experiences. It is written for prisoners, but it has much wider relevance too. It is about friendship, love, and living truthfully. It draws on correspondence over many years between Prison Phoenix Trust staff and prisoners, showing how human beings can survive, and even flourish, in the most testing circumstances. This works when we are helped to reclaim the peace in ourselves, and to share it with others. Sam Settle's Peace Inside is full of humanity. Read it!'
- Alison Liebling, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Cambridge
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