“A Place to Stand, Jimmy Santiago Baca’s bracing memoir of life in prison.”
― I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
― I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
“When you have an itch, you scratch yourself. But not having an itch at all is better than scratching yourself for a long time.”
― My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
― My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
“The difficulty is that our bodies, once they have experienced trauma or overwhelm, no longer recognize or see themselves as a cohesive consciousness; they are fractured and no longer recognize the whole.”
― The Body Deva: Working with the Spiritual Consciousness of the Body
― The Body Deva: Working with the Spiritual Consciousness of the Body
“So what are you going to do differently?”
― I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
― I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
“Recently, I met a group of American scientists who said that the percentage of mental illness in their country was quite high—about 12 percent of the population. From the discussion, it emerged clearly that the main cause was not lack of material resources but a lack of affection.”
― My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
― My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
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