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12 Step Buddhist

Anyone can benefit from understanding of the 12 Steps and Buddhism. Also for addicts and the people who love them. Useful for those already in recovery who want a Buddhist understanding of the 12 Steps, or those in the 12 Steps who want... [more]

Anyone can benefit from understanding of the 12 Steps and Buddhism. Also for addicts and the people who love them. Useful for those already in recovery who want a Buddhist understanding of the 12 Steps, or those in the 12 Steps who want to know more about how Buddhism relates to their program. Also beneficial for treatment providers and medical professionals.

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12-Step Buddhist Winter Retreat Breitenbush Hot Springs January 8-10th, 2010 Join Darren Littlejohn, author of the 12-Step Buddhist and Tysa Fennern for the first annual 12-Step Buddhist Winter Retreat at Breitenbush Hot Springs in Oregon. Tysa will facilitate the women’s activities. The retreat is open to anyone – you do not have to be an addict or Buddhist to participate. We’ll explore principles of 12-Step recovery and methods from Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, as well as the popular Aspects of Self dialog process. Join us as we foster spiritual recovery in the rustic but comfortable mountain setting.* Activities Women’s, men’s and mixed meetings Guided ... Read Full Story
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RIGHT CONCENTRATION WHAT, now, is Right Concentration? Fixing the mind to a single object ("One-pointedness of mind"): this is concentration. The four Fundamentals of Attentiveness (seventh step): these are the objects of concentration. The four Great Efforts (sixth step): these are the requisites for concentration. The practicing, developing and cultivating of these things: this is the "Development" of concentration. [Right Concentration has two degrees of development: 1."Neighborhood-Concentration," which approaches the first trance,without however attaining it; 2. "Attainment Concentration," which is the concentration present in the four trances. The attainment of the trances, however, is not a requisite for the realization of the Four Ultra ... Read Full Story
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Recently I read a post where a Buddhist teacher said that addiction is curable, like any other disease. To see the fallacy of that logic one need look no further than the end of one’s nose–if we can see that far. It is there we may find once or twice per year some dripping snot and a red, swollen tip. Point: not all diseases are curable. In my experience as an addict, the best we can hope for is to arrest the symptom - albeit use of the drug of choice, while we treat the underlying cause. But the practice of 12-Step Buddhism takes ... Read Full Story
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "12 Step Buddhist". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
In the late 1970s — long before Buddhism registered on the cultural radar of most Americans — Mary Catherine McCliment was taking every course she could in Tibetan studies at Indiana University from an exiled Tibetan monk.  
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THIMPHU, BHUTAN The Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan is the only nation that puts happiness at the core of public policy. But its thrust on a "gross national happiness"(GNH) index is not just a warm-and-fuzzy inheritance from Buddhism; it is integral to ...  
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New Kadampa Tradition Buddhist meditation is coming to Orange Park beginning next week. Maitreya Kadampa Buddhist Center is launching the sessions beginning Tuesday  at 7 p.m. in the solar building behind The Granary, 1738 Kingsley Ave. Meditation sessions will be offered by teacher Liana Dawson, and everyone is welcome.Participants will learn to overcome negativity and increase love and compassion, according to a news release. Classes will...  
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Bitterroot, a blogger at Bitterroot Badger's Bozeman Buddhist Blog, has two recent posts on monasticism in the West. These are "Western Monastic Life Part I: Off the Bleachers, Into the Game" and "Western Monasticism II: Important? Useless? Or Both?" The question considered in these posts is "How important is the monastic path for Western Buddhism?" The answer to this question might vary by tradition. The Nichiren-based lay organization Soka...  
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And now for a rare treat -- Buddhist celebrity news! Woo HOO! Actress Goldie Hawn wants to establish a "Buddhist school" in Britain, some headlines say. Another headline says Hawn wants to "teach Buddhism to British kids." The story under the headline says, "The actress' Hawn Foundation already teaches kids Buddhist techniques in schools across America." This was all news to me. However, from what I can make out from the actress's Hawn...  
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The SMART Buddhist has a video of the Tibetan Buddhist teacher Sogyal Rinpoche explaining the role of prayer in Buddhism. Questions about prayer come up sometime. Some schools of Buddhism seem to pray, and others seem not to, and since we don't have a God to pray to, "prayer" doesn't mean quite the same thing in Buddhism than it does in other religions. I have to put an asterisk on the Rinpoche's explanation, which is that some of what he...  
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Buddhism emphasizes interdependence and compassion. Read my review of a book that frames global warming and environmental issues in the context of Buddhist teachings, including essays by the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Bhikkhi Bodhi, Robert Aitken Roshi, Joseph Goldstein, and more.  
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FOXNewsYear Of The Iron Tiger: Sex Addiction, Celebrity And 12-Step Buddhist RecoveryHuffington Post (blog)You can have it all or you can become another celebrity tragedy. That too is entirely up to you. Follow the advice of your recovery management team and ...About Celebrity WorshipDayton Daily News (blog)all 365 news articles »  
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Brit Hume's Tiger Woods remarks shine light on true intoleranceWashington PostAfter urging Tiger Woods to accept the "forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith" -- and comparing Buddhism ...Hume's comment about Tiger's faith drawing opinionUSA Today (blog)Tiger Woods, Brit Hume and "The Karma of Jesus"Beliefnet.com (blog)Opinion: Brit Hume says the 'C'-word, with predictable resultsAssociated Baptist PressBlogcritics...  
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MSN Philippines NewsCocaine changes how genes work in brainReutersA study in mice by Ian Maze of Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and colleagues found that chronic cocaine addiction kept a specific enzyme from ...Genetic key to cocaine addiction: studyAFPKey to Cocaine Addiction May Lead to TreatmentBusinessWeekNew Mechanism Underlying Cocaine Addiction DiscoveredScience Daily (press release)UPI.com -GenomeWeb Daily News -Science...  
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