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
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
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
Photo by A. Jesse Jiryu DavisWith 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
"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
Buddy 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
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
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
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
Addiction mocks hope, kills people, destroys families. David Swick reports on how mindfulness practice is helping people change.