Chönyi Taylor (Dr. Diana Taylor) was ordained as a Buddhist nun by the Dalai Lama and is a lecturer in psychology and psychotherapy. Chapter headings: Introduction 1. How we can change the compulsive mind: habits and meditation 2. What can be done right now? 3. Freedom from acting compulsively: working with the mind 4. Finding…
Interviews and videos: Link to an interview with Valerie Mason-John: View here… And various links to YouTube® videos:Vimalasara aka Valerie Mason-John – Twelve StepsVimalasara aka Valerie Mason-John – The Vicious CycleVimalasara aka Valerie Mason-John – The Four Basic Needs Of The Heart Contents: About the authors Acknowledgements Audio downloads Author’s note Dedication List of figures Foreword…
(Vipassana in Tihar Jail, New Delhi)www.vri.dhamma.org Distributed by Dhamma Books. Selected excerpts: “Continuous awareness of physical sensations, without reacting, is the core of the Vipassana practice. Every sound, vision, taste, smell, everything that contacts the body, instantly produces some sensation. The technique focuses on natural physical sensations, as the crucial link between mind and body, the…
Chapter headings: 1. Suicide Solution 2. Kids of the Black Hole 3. It’s in My Blood 4. Fuck Authority 5. Teenage Wasteland 6. No Remorse 7. Live Fast Die Young 8. Nailed to the X 9. I Need Your Shelter 10. Serve the Truth, Defy the Lie 11. My Friends Look Out for Me Like…
Editorial Review – Dead Drunk is the moving and powerful story of a teenager who lost himself to alcohol addiction after the breakdown of his parents’ marriage.Paul Garrigan has written an honest (and often darkly humorous) account of the events that led him to travel the world and embark on a series of staggering drinking…
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…