Chapter headings: introduction the turning point kawau island depression limbo death … and life recovery childhood boarding school university career becoming a family doctor the family doctor treatment lighter moments death finding the way the discovery of compassion opening the heart alone testing the water the family within Selected excerpts: (From the manuscript) “So continued…
Chapter headings: A Forward by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Introduction From the Wheel of Sharp Weapons Body The physical effects of ethyl alcohol General classification of traditional addictive patterns Stages of alcoholism The phases of alcohol addiction (and chart) A theory of brain chemistry and alcoholism Thirty questions for adults Fifteen questions for the female drinker Early…
Selected excerpts: “The utter stillness unnerves me at first. I imagine Doubt hiding at its edges, waiting to ambush me at just the right moment, as it’s done so many times before during the hush of a pitch black night or the sacred silence of prayer. For some reason though, I find myself feeling especially…
Chapter headings: Relapse prevention for alcohol and drug problems Relapse prevention among diverse populations Treating alcohol problems Relapse prevention for smoking Relapse prevention for stimulant dependence Relapse prevention for opioid dependence Relapse prevention for cannabis abuse and dependence Relapse prevention for abuse of club drugs, hallucinogens, inhalants, and steroids Relapse prevention for eating disorders and…
Contents: PrefaceIntroductionThe Process PART ONE – THE FOUR TRUTHS OF RECOVERY 1. Addiction Creates Suffering 2. The Cause of Addiction Is Repetitive Craving 3. Recovery Is Possible 4. The Path to Recovery 5. Understanding 6. Intention 7. Communication/Community 8. Action/Engagement 9. Livelihood/Service 10. Effort/Energy 11. Mindfulness/Meditation 12. Concentration/Meditation 13. The Path to Heartfulness 14. Breaking…
Table of Contents: Preface Introduction: What is Recovery Dharma? The Practice Awakening: Buddha The Truth: Dharma The First Noble Truth The Second Noble Truth The Third Noble Truth The Fourth Noble Truth Wise Understanding Wise Intention Wise Speech Wise Action Wise Livelihood Wise Effort Wise Mindfulness Wise Concentration Community: Sangha Isolation and Connection Working with…
Contents: Chapter 1 – Not Unhappy … 5 Chapter 2 – Walk the Talk: Integrating Values and Behavior … 17 Chapter 3 – People Who Need People: Satisfying Interpersonal Relationships … 45 Chapter 4 – Forty Hours of Happiness: Finding Joy in Work … 83 Chapter 5 – It’s an Inside Job: Living a Mindful Life … 95 Chapter 6…
Chapter headings: Preface Introduction Part One: Surrender(Step One; Meditation Exercise: Vipassana; Step Two; Step Three) Part Two: Investigation and responsibility(Step Four; Meditation exercise: noting the hindrances; Step Five; Step Six; Step Seven; Step Eight; Step Nine) Part Three: Fulfillment(Step Ten; Step Eleven; Meditation exercise: cultivating the wholesome: mudita and karuna; Step Twelve; Back to Step…
Author BioGaylon Ferguson is a faculty member in both Religious Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies at Naropa University, in Boulder, Colorado. He is an acharya, or senior teacher, in the Shambhala International Buddhist community. After studying meditation and Buddhist philosophy with Tibetan master Chögyam Trungpa in the 1970s and 1980s, Ferguson became a Fulbright Fellow to…