Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. This compendium of the core teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, transcribed from a talk given at the Maryland Correctional Institution at Hagerstown, shows how mindfulness practice can cultivate freedom no matter where you are. So many of us, inmates and outsiders alike, are in prisons of our own making . . . The miracle of mindfulness can free us all. - Shepherdstown Chronicle.