12 Step Buddhist

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

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

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