Enlightenment Behind Bars and Universal Truth have a lot of things in them which really help me as I'm bettering myself. I encourage people to do better, not to give up and to break addictions or bad habits. I sometimes use things I got off your books when doing that. I do it because I seen change in myself... so why not pass on the knowledge whether it be family, friend or stranger. Knowledge is power when you put it into action. I'd like to…
I have recently finished Enlightenment Behind Bars and WOW! It really blew my mind. So amazing. Sometimes I feel so alone on my search for truth and awareness and it was so amazing to hear so much positivity and enlightenment from other inmates. I also read Mayan Messages daily and it has opened my eyes to a lot of new ways of thinking and perceiving.
Books on self-empowerment are a rare find in prison libraries. The donation of such publications is an important project, to say the least. Donating copies to correctional facilities across the country is not only a noble endeavor; it is also a costly one. Donations and comments from our outside readers and supporters means so much to us in our united effort to bring spiritual enlightenment to those on the “inside.” I am blessed to have the opportunity to participate in the Enlightenment Behind Bars project.…
Getting books and information is hard for prisoners. So, finding people who send free books, especially self-help books is a tremendous gift. It makes me excited to no end to know that people on the outside care enough to support those of us on the inside. So, how hard is it to get a book while in prison? Most of us have no outside support to buy books for us. We don’t have internet access, so we don’t have a way of discovering free resources…
When people think of prisons, they often believe they are full of murderers, child molesters, rapists, drug dealers, and gang members, but the truth is that our prisons are full of people, young and old, who come from a wide range of hard backgrounds. These people are in great need of lessons that can teach them how to find their true selves, before they were influenced by people and environments that proved to be cruel, harsh, mean, thoughtless and even criminal. Not everyone in prison…
The importance of outside support (in any regard) is imperative to the survival of incarcerated people; as are resources for self-empowerment/ improvement. That latter is often not provided to people inside carceral institutions, hence the importance of outside people/ sources providing such to people inside these institutions. For many incarcerated people, spiritual study and practice is equally important for their survival, self-improvement, community involvement and service to others. Access to spiritual teachings fosters hope, faith, and love to those in darkness. These gifts are often…
When I first read Mayan Messages: Daily Guide to Self-Empowerment, I was very impressed with the spiritual wisdom and knowledge it contained. I began applying what I'd learned and seeking to better myself in all areas I knew were necessary. Spiritual and self-help books in prison can tremendously help prisoners improve spiritually, and also help them in other areas of their lives. By applying the wisdom and knowledge they learn, they transform into a better person, and then can help others do the same. However,…
I began my journey for redemption when Theresa’s book, Mayan Messages, showed up mysteriously in the mail. I couldn't figure out who ordered it, but it fit perfectly into my growing mindset. I began to read it every day, and I grew more and more the further I read into the book. When I was transferred, the book was taken from me by prison staff. It isn't easy to get good self-help and self-empowerment books without family support, so I wrote Theresa and explained the…