There is a text you can recite, it’s quite long, called Otsey Chema (Tara Liberating from Prison.) I want to translate it. Or you can pray to Green Tara, that includes everything.

You can recite the Diamond Sutra, as it reveals emptiness. This is very important. It helps to realize emptiness and be free from the real prison of samsara that has no beginning or end. It is a text cherished by Buddha, and is a part of the precious Prajñaparamita. If it is recited every day and relied on, for sure things can change!

It would be excellent if you could write a page of the Sanghata Sutra every day to create more merit, then, also, things can definitely change.

In Italy, there was a case of a woman being sued. The woman read the Diamond Sutra eight times and then she won the court case. Also, in Argentina there is a lot of violence and robbery. One woman was walking alone and some thieves came. She thought, “I have the Diamond Sutra with me” and the thieves ran away.

You can also read the Golden Light Sutra. A woman was walking in a dangerous park and recited it, and no one could see her. This sutra is good for success. You can read part of it every day till you’ve finished then start over again.

When the prison guards are cruel, it’s because there is still so much negative karma that hasn’t yet been purified. You should have compassion for the guards; you don’t have to say anything, since that upsets them, just smile at them with a sincere mind. That is the real meditation. Smiling sweetly also creates the cause to have a beautiful body in the future.