This article reflects on five years of adapting the Tibetan Buddhist lo-jong (Tib. blo sbyong), or “mind training” tradition, to prisoners in Ontario penitentiaries in my role as a prison chaplain. The Mind Training tradi- tions are pithy and practice-oriented presentations of the Mahāyāna path that arrived in Tibet in the 11th century. My prison chaplaincy has at- tempted to connect the Mind Training tradition with secular therapy models. More generally, this work has sought to work with prisoners to explore mental and physical health models, or as I put it in my chaplaincy, mental freedom during physical incarceration. In this article, after giving a brief historical and doctrinal introduction to the Tibetan mind training tradition, I share ways I have adapted its techniques and models of mental health to teaching prisoners, including exercises, collaborative home- work, individual counselling, and group sessions.
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Abstract Introduction: Freeing the Mind When the Body is Jailed A Brief History of the Mind Training Tradition Strategies to Transform Buddhist Mind Training into Prison Chaplaincy Working With Prisoners in an Eight-Part Session Focusing on ‘Wise Comparison’ Conclusion Bibliography
