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...Read Full Story

the 12-Step Buddhist Free Step Series: Steps 1-12 http://the12stepbuddhist.com For March 9th - Step Two - Aspects of Self: Basic Sanity and the Addict. Guest speaker - Larry Christensen, Ph.D, founder of the Zen Center of Portland. No experience necessary. All are welcome. No sign up necessary. Drop in to any session. The course is 12 weeks long and goes through all 12 steps from a Buddhist perspective. Based on the new book, the 12-Step Buddhist. You can get a signed copy of the book...Read Full Story

The retreat will be at Breitenbush Hot Springs again this year. It was amazing last year, so we reserved more space in the larger area. The price went up a little but is still very reasonable. Due to national workshops and the success of the book, space is going to go fast. If you’re interested, register soon.Read Full Story

Larry Christensen, Ph.D is the resident Zen teacher at the Portland Zen Center Larry discusses Zen, Psychotherapy, Recovery and Spirituality and offers his Three A’s prescription for integrating all.Read Full Story

Host and author of the 12-Step Buddhist Darren Littlejohn speaks with author Kevin Griffin about his new book, a Burning Desire. Special thanks to Clay Giberson for the podcast intro.Read Full Story

These are images of the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya where the Buddha achieved enlightenment [Nirvana ] around 500BC.Bodh Gaya is in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.Read Full Story

I Worked the Steps and “They” Changed (5.00 out of 5)Read Full Story

I Worked the Steps and “They” Changed (5.00 out of 5)Read Full Story

These are 3d images of Buddha,Gandhi and MahavirRead Full Story

RIGHT CONCENTRATIONWHAT, 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...Read Full Story