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Online: A Verified Kind of Faith – Buddhism & Addiction Recovery with Walt Opie
June 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
Online: A Verified Kind of Faith – Buddhism & Addiction Recovery
with Walt Opie
Thursday, June 5, 2025 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET (via Zoom)
For many of us in recovery from addiction, the word “faith” can conjure up memories of being forced to participate in organized religion or it can feel related to a so-called “higher power.”
When Buddhist teachings refer to faith, it’s different. The Buddha himself discouraged people from acting out of blind faith. Instead, Buddhism describes three ways that faith, or confidence, can manifest or build over time, including: bright faith, verified faith, and unshakeable faith.
According to the well-known teacher Gil Fronsdal, faith in Buddhism is not a belief system but a faculty or a capacity we have that we can develop further. In fact, faith, just like recovery, can be a kind of empowerment. With support from the teachings and others on similar journeys, we learn how to trust our inner wisdom. We gain a new kind of inner confidence.
During this program, we will explore the three different types of faith, as well as how faith in the Buddhist teachings and practices can help keep us on the path of recovery. There will be guided meditation, a dharma talk, and time for sharing and discussion.
Please join us for this special evening of learning to strengthen our inner resources through the Buddhist teachings.