Update from the Publisher: Shambhala has re-published a newer edition of this book, under the title “Ordinary Recovery: Mindfulness, Addiction, and the Path of Lifelong Sobriety”.You can find a link to it here. Chapter headings: Introduction: something’s happening here Breakdown, ordinary recovery and autumn prayers Coming home Off the cushion and out the door My liver, my…
Chapter headings: Dedication Preface Introduction The Way of Mindfulness and Recovery PART ONE: SURRENDER For the Newcomer Step One Step Two Step Three PART TWO: INVESTIGATION AND RESPONSIBILITY Step Four Step Five Step Six Step Seven Step Eight Step Nine PART THREE: FULFILLMENT Step Ten Step Eleven Step Twelve Appendix A: Buddhist Recovery Meetings Appendix…
Note: This title is included on this website because: there is an overlap between sufferers of OCD and alcoholism (which is clear from some of the stories in this book); it introduces Buddhist mindfulness practice to dealing with our obsessions and compulsions; it provides an important, contrasting perspective to books on compulsions like Mary O’Malley’s….
Chapter headings: 1. The seeds of war 2. The light at the tip of the candle 3. The bell of mindfulness 4. If you blow up a bridge, build a bridge 5. Walking to walk 6. Finding peace Selected excerpts: “When I entered a rehabilitation center for drug addiction in 1983, I was able to…