The Buddhist on Death Row: How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place

by David Sheff

She understood at last what the Buddha had wanted her to see, that no one escapes suffering and no one escapes death.

No one escapes—-Buddha

Don’t deny the hope and fear; let yourself feel them both. But work with your breath to stay in the middle. Hope and fear are two sides of the same coin. Both are traps. But remember how both rob you of the present moment.

Hope and Fear