• Suffering and Happiness – Both are Present, Embrace Them

    BRN Academy

    “Living Happily with things as they are (Drishta dharma sukha viharin) encourages an ancient Buddhist teaching. Those of us who have lived with addiction, struggled with recovery and found our...

  • Mindful of Race

    BRN Academy

    “Racism remains one of the most rooted and painful impasses of our time. It is fed through unawareness and the misuse of power. Embedded in racism is the skeletal shape...

  • Gratitude Turns What We Have Into Enough and More

    BRN Academy

    “Recovery and gratitude seem to go hand in hand. In the heat of our addictions, whether substance or process, we all tend to really focus on the hardships of our...

  • The Dharma in Family Recovery

    BRN Academy

    “Not everyone has the type of brain that finds significant relief through alcohol or other substances; in fact, most people had to find other ways to leave, numb, or explain...