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First Day of Freedom

Last week, as I was telling Christian how Salman's first day of freedom had gone, Christian said that he wished I'd write these things down, that it might help him. Christian is a new intern in the Freedom Ministry, the prison outreach program at Oakland Center for Spiritual Living.   I had the inspiration of Amma who has made her life a continual demonstration of unconditional love.   Not only does she hug all who come to her but also she has inspired the founding and continuation of so many humanitarian projects that it takes at least an hour just to mention and briefly describe them all. I proceed with some humility to discover things to do that harm no one and to continually evaluate what has been tried.     I am always available to learn from others who have been doing work like this for some time, indeed from anyone with a good idea and a willingness to help make it happen. In my life in American culture activism, usually entailed deciding who the bad guys are and wh