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How Buddhist Recovery Offers an Alternative to Taking Refuge in Addiction

by Rod Meade Sperry| January 31, 2018

How Buddhist Recovery Offers an Alternative to Taking Refuge in Addiction

Valerie Mason-John talks to Lion’s Roar’s Rod Meade Sperry about the Buddhist Recovery approach to contending with addiction.

The Breath of Love

by Sarah Siegel| December 17, 2017

The Breath of Love

When life was at its worst, breath was her companion. Now in recovery, Rev. Sarah Siegel finds the breath is still her path to love and a sense of peace.

Buddhist Recovery Summit to explore how dharma can help addiction sufferers

by Haleigh Atwood| July 18, 2017

Buddhist Recovery Summit to explore how dharma can help addiction sufferers

The Buddhist Recovery Summit 2017 will run from October 20 to 22 at the Gwinwood Retreat Center in Lacey, Washington.

How Brooklyn Zen’s addiction recovery sangha works

by Rod Meade Sperry| February 19, 2016

How Brooklyn Zen’s addiction recovery sangha works
Luke Holland Brooklyn Zen Center 12-step recovery addictionPhoto by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis

With Brooklyn Zen’s 12-Step Sangha, Luke Holland, brings together people with addictions of all kinds, to find support in Buddhism and the 12 steps.

How To Live a Genuine Life

by Ezra Bayda| October 19, 2015

How To Live a Genuine Life
Clouds, Ezra Bayda, Lion's Roar, Shambhala Sun, Genuine, How to"It's possible to learn to relate to the clouds of conditioning as just clouds, and see them more and more within the context of the sky." Photo by Gregory Palmer.

Author and Zen teacher Ezra Bayda say our Buddhist practice involves cultivating awareness of our addictions to comfort, self-judgement, thoughts, identities, and fears.

Buddy Nielsen of Senses Fail on trauma, sexuality, and Buddhism

by Rod Meade Sperry| May 8, 2015

Buddy Nielsen of Senses Fail on trauma, sexuality, and Buddhism
buddy nielsen senses fail buddhist vipassana lgbt sexuality gender dharma punx meditation against the streamBuddy Nielsen performing with Senses Fail in 2006. Photo by Lindsay Blair Brown.

Buddy Nielsen, founding singer of Senses Fail, tells Lion’s Roar how his Buddhist practice is helping him come to terms with his traumatic past.

Extreme Detox: How Buddhist monks led me to humility and freedom from alcohol addiction

by Paul Garrigan| August 10, 2014

Extreme Detox: How Buddhist monks led me to humility and freedom from alcohol addiction

Author Paul Garrigan tells how Buddhist monks in a Thai temple helped him to drop his drinking, and even the very idea that he was an addict.

A Refuge from Addiction

by Noah Levine| July 5, 2014

A Refuge from Addiction
Noah Levine Addiction Recovery Lion's Roar

Noah Levine uses Buddhist principles and meditation practices to help people take refuge from the terrible suffering of substance abuse.

WTF: Talking punk rock, addiction, recovery, and Buddhism

by Rod Meade Sperry| November 27, 2011

WTF: Talking punk rock, addiction, recovery, and Buddhism

Rod Meade Sperry uncovers a Buddhist connection on a recent podcast interview with one of his favorite punk bands.

The Mindful Society: One Moment at a Time

by David Swick| October 4, 2011

The Mindful Society: One Moment at a Time

Addiction mocks hope, kills people, destroys families. David Swick reports on how mindfulness practice is helping people change.

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