The Quiet Within

Testimonial of an inmate from a prison in southern Israel

The weekly hour I spend with the volunteer gives me a very useful tool for the duration of my imprisonment. A tool for balancing the pressures, the sensations and the very active thoughts that bubble up inside me while I’m here. Every day at sunrise I practice what we have learned in the weekly meeting. Implementing the lesson gives me a space where I can stay present in reality, and have an “armor of quietude” that has become my real breakfast in this place. The workshop really helps with self-control, which the lack of was a very dominant factor in what brought me here. It will also prevent me from returning here and help me go back to living a normative life.