BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Buddhist Recovery Network - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Buddhist Recovery Network X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Buddhist Recovery Network REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210801T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210801T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063135Z UID:10001615-1627812000-1627815600@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Outside Issues and All Our Affairs: The Challenge of Integrating Social Activism in Our Spiritual Practice DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/outside-issues-and-all-our-affairs-the-challenge-of-integrating-social-activism-in-our-spiritual-practice/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210905T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210905T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063135Z UID:10001616-1630836000-1630839600@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Loving Ourselves Towards Freedom DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/loving-ourselves-towards-freedom/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211003T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211003T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063150Z UID:10001617-1633255200-1633258800@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Ven Pannavati Bhikkhuni - October 2021 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/ven-pannavati-bhikkhuni-october-2021/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211107T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211107T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063150Z UID:10001618-1636279200-1636282800@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:A Taste of Freedom DESCRIPTION:This month in our Buddhist Recovery Workshop series Vimalasara led us in a guided meditation and Dharma talk. URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/a-taste-of-freedom/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211205T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211205T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063150Z UID:10001619-1638698400-1638702000@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Reclaiming your Own Original Medicine: The Season of Letting-go as Practice of Self-preservation DESCRIPTION:Indigenous societies recognize individuals holding our personal power as original medicine. The shadow of our false self is purified as we strengthen our authentic self through the practice of coming home to our truth and power. The teachings of the Buddha and indigenous wisdom build this foundation of truth\, trust and love. URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/reclaiming-your-own-original-medicine-the-season-of-letting-go-as-practice-of-self-preservation/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220102T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220102T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063150Z UID:10001620-1641117600-1641121200@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Meeting Life With Joy DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/meeting-life-with-joy/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220206T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220206T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063150Z UID:10001621-1644141600-1644145200@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:The Breath of Recovery DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness of breathing is both the most basic meditative tool and an advanced path to enlightenment\, as described by the Buddha. Kevin will discuss the range of uses of mindful breathing\, from simple stress-reduction to the higher insights and their value on the path of recovery. \nBio: \n\nKevin Griffin is a Buddhist teacher and author in the Theravada tradition. He is a co-founder of the Buddhist Recovery Network and teaches internationally across Buddhist traditions. He has been a Buddhist practitioner and in recovery for over three decades. His teacher training was at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern California\, where he still teaches his flagship Dharma and Recovery class. Besides teaching at Buddhist and other spiritual centers\, Kevin works with treatment centers and has consulted with leading addiction researchers.His books include:A Burning Desire: Dharma God and the Path of RecoveryOne Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve StepsBuddhism & The Twelve Steps WorkbookRecovering Joy: A Mindful Life After Addiction \nLiving Kindness: Buddhist Teachings for a Troubled World \nHis CDs include:Recovery One Breath at a TimeOne Breath\, Twelve StepsLaughing Buddha (music) \n\n  \nWebsite: https://www.kevingriffin.net/ URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/the-breath-of-recovery/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220306T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220306T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063448Z UID:10001622-1646560800-1646564400@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:We Were Made for These Times: Lessons for Moving Through Change\, Loss and Disruption DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/we-were-made-for-these-times-lessons-for-moving-through-change-loss-and-disruption/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220403T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063448Z UID:10001623-1648980000-1648983600@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Looking for the Truth - The 'secret' facts of life hidden in plain view DESCRIPTION:Human beings are not meant to be ‘happy’. We are compelled to keep chasing pleasure and to avoid pain. The Buddha presented a view of our existence as being a fragile process\, ever changing\, impermanent\, inconstant\, uncertain\, subject to unavoidable pain and completely impersonal. \nAnd\, he also offered us insights and tools that encourage and facilitate the liberating possibility of seeing the basic patterns of things as they really are. But\, the choice is ours whether we follow his suggestions or not! URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/looking-for-the-truth-the-secret-facts-of-life-hidden-in-plain-view/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220501T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220501T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063448Z UID:10001624-1651399200-1651402800@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Letting in the Joy DESCRIPTION:Our practice and our recovery are often about recognizing our struggles and where we are stuck. Although it’s necessary that we do this\, sometimes we miss the joy that is also present in our lives. Joy is one of the Seven Awakening Factors and an important experience on the path to liberation. In this talk Mary will offer suggestions on how to recognize and cultivate joy in your life\, even in the midst of difficulties. URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/letting-in-the-joy/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220605T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220605T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063448Z UID:10001625-1654423200-1654426800@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:The Bravery of Mindfulness Awareness Meditation DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/the-bravery-of-mindfulness-awareness-meditation/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220703T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220703T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063448Z UID:10001626-1656842400-1656846000@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Seeing ourselves in the face of suffering\, loss\, trauma\, and joy DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/seeing-ourselves-in-the-face-of-suffering-loss-trauma-and-joy/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220807T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220807T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063503Z UID:10001627-1659866400-1659870000@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:In the Season of Fire DESCRIPTION:The teaching is an introduction of the Fire sermon from the teachings of the Buddha and how it is relating to these current times. URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/in-the-season-of-fire/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220904T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220904T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063503Z UID:10001628-1662285600-1662289200@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Practicing In Sangha: Diversity & Belonging DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/practicing-in-sangha-diversity-belonging/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221106T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221106T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063503Z UID:10001629-1667728800-1667732400@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:A Place Between: What's Along the Middle Way? DESCRIPTION:The Buddha revealed to us an eight-fold path as a way to work with and move beyond suffering\, a way to be in recovery from the three poisons in all their many forms.  How do we embrace this middle way of being with curiosity\, awareness and engagement\, and what does it reveal to us along the way?  Let’s notice the qualities of the change that comes as a result of our efforts.  Let’s practice widening our view to see the distances we’ve traveled\, how we’re becoming\, what energizes our practice and gives life to our regular steps along the way. URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/a-place-between-whats-along-the-middle-way/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230101T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230101T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063515Z UID:10001630-1672567200-1672570800@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Beginning Again DESCRIPTION:As the New Year starts\, we renew our commitment to recovery and practice. This talk will focus on the importance of persistence and continuity in practice and recovery. The importance of finding joy in the simple experiences of life\, in breathing\, in walking\, in being with others.  URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/beginning-again/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230205T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230205T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063515Z UID:10001631-1675591200-1675594800@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:All You Need is Love DESCRIPTION:In our world it seems that hate and anger are so prevalent it can feel overwhelming at times. In our own lives\, it’s also quite easy for us to slip into aversion and othering while finding it fully justified. In this talk Mary discusses the need to name love as a foundation of our practice. The Buddha gave us the Metta Sutta as well as other teachings on how to be with a mind imbued with lovingkindness and compassion. This foundation of love will allow us to fully open to the world and to ourselves\, letting go of the need to create barriers. Turning towards love is the answer. URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/all-you-need-is-love/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230305T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230305T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063515Z UID:10001632-1678010400-1678014000@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Forgiveness on the Path to Recovery DESCRIPTION:So many of us come into sobriety with a really poor relationship with ourselves and so heavily burdened with resentments towards ourselves and others. By practicing forgiveness\, not in a theistic Christian outside ourselves way\, but as self empowering and self healing way to start to let go\, to change our relationship with\, and to be truly free. It is imperative for forgiveness to be infused in all our practices and our path so that we can be liberated\, experiencing the difference between just sobriety and the big Recovery\, with a capital R! URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/forgiveness-on-the-path-to-recovery/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230402T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063516Z UID:10001633-1680429600-1680433200@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Long Enduring Mind DESCRIPTION:Recovery and dharma practice go through many ups and downs. How do we sustain our spiritual lives through the seasons of life? URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/long-enduring-mind/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230507T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230507T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063516Z UID:10001634-1683453600-1683457200@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:The Karma Garden—A missing tool of Buddhist Recovery for process addictions DESCRIPTION:Do you struggle with renouncing your compulsive behavior? Thomas has readapted a vital tool for process addictions into Buddhist framework\, which they call “The Karma Garden: Watering Seeds of Self-Care.” \nThis tool helps you: \n\nDefine the behaviors you’re renouncing (the insatiable cravings and damage of hungry ghosts)\nKeep alert of risky conditions (-Bad Karma seeds / Suffering)\nFill your cup with healthy self-care choices (+Good Karma / Healing)\n\nhttps://insighttimer.com/ang

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URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/the-karma-garden-a-missing-tool-of-buddhist-recovery-for-process-addictions/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230604T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063518Z UID:10001635-1685872800-1685876400@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Understanding No Self and a World Based on Identities DESCRIPTION:For this session\, in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride\, Lev will read a poem from the book Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voices and talk about why it’s important to honor who we all are\, or identify\, while also understanding the emptiness of us. URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/understanding-no-self-and-a-world-based-on-identities/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230702T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230702T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063518Z UID:10001636-1688292000-1688295600@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:The Basic Pattern of Things: Managing Expectations DESCRIPTION:The Buddha’s First Truth or Realisation was “Life is painful and then you die.” If this is true\, then how do we respond to the disappointments of life and the certainty of death? This session will explore how we are conditioned to protect\, promote and satisfy a ‘self’ which can never be satisfied. As the Buddha says “we are the slaves of craving”. Our wise-heartedness meditation will cultivate an appropriate attitude to the vicissitudes of life. URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/the-basic-pattern-of-things-managing-expectations/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230806T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230806T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063518Z UID:10001637-1691316000-1691319600@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Committing to Change DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/committing-to-change/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230903T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230903T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231223T200608Z UID:10001638-1693735200-1693738800@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:The Zen Way of Recovery DESCRIPTION:Laura will be sharing from her recently released book The Zen Way of Recovery: An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction\,  a collection of dharma talks on teachings that are congruent with recovery. The twin paths of Zen practice and recovery have evolved and sustained her since she got sober in 1985. \nHere is a link to the book: https://www.shambhala.com/zen-way-of-recovery.html  URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/the-zen-way-of-recovery/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231001T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231001T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063518Z UID:10001639-1696154400-1696158000@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Kate Johnson - October 2023 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/kate-johnson-october-2023/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231105T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231105T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063524Z UID:10001640-1699178400-1699182000@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Recovering the Heart during distress times DESCRIPTION: URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/recovering-the-heart-during-distress-times/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231203T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231109T061436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240518T204511Z UID:10001565-1701597600-1701601200@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:My Journey Into Recovery and Dharma DESCRIPTION:Since this is my first time speaking at the BRN Academy\, I thought I would share some stories about my personal journey with you. I’ve been in recovery from drugs and alcohol since 1987\, and there have been plenty of ups and downs along the way. Finding the practice of insight meditation and the Buddha’s path of liberation gave me a new sense of possibility in my life after years of being clean and sober in 12 step meetings. \n\nI finally learned how to be more self-reliant. As the Buddha instructed in one sutta: “Dwell with yourselves as your own island\, with yourselves as your own refuge\, with no other refuge; dwell with the Dhamma as your island\, with the Dhamma as your refuge\, with no other refuge…” Of course\, Sangha (community)  is vitally important\, too. URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/5193/ CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://buddhistrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Walt_Opie_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231203T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T063524Z UID:10001641-1701597600-1701601200@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Topic: My Journey Into Recovery and Dharma DESCRIPTION:Since this is my first time speaking at the BRN Academy\, I thought I would share some stories about my personal journey with you. I’ve been in recovery from drugs and alcohol since 1987\, and there have been plenty of ups and downs along the way. Finding the practice of insight meditation and the Buddha’s path of liberation gave me a new sense of possibility in my life after years of being clean and sober in 12 step meetings.\n \nI finally learned how to be more self-reliant. As the Buddha instructed in one sutta: “Dwell with yourselves as your own island\, with yourselves as your own refuge\, with no other refuge; dwell with the Dhamma as your island\, with the Dhamma as your refuge\, with no other refuge…” Of course\, Sangha (community)  is vitally important\, too.  URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/topic-my-journey-into-recovery-and-dharma/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240107T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240107T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20231213T063524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T053102Z UID:10001642-1704621600-1704625200@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Bringing the New Year in with Wisdom DESCRIPTION:Every day is a new year\, and it’s an opportunity to do something different because the past has gone . However so many of us hold onto the past or cling onto a future that hasn’t even arrived. Today we will explore letting go and discovering a freedom in the present moment. Let’s leave behind our addictive and compulsive behaviors and face the reality of now! URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/vimalasara-january-2023/ LOCATION:BRN Academy CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240204T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240204T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163801 CREATED:20240204T180024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T060231Z UID:10001643-1707040800-1707044400@buddhistrecovery.org SUMMARY:Mary Stancavage - Finding Ease in the Present Moment - DESCRIPTION:Finding ease in the present moment can sometimes feel like an impossible task – there is so much going on in the world and in our own lives and it’s easy to become overwhelmed. When things are challenging\, we tend to fall into familiar patterns of reactivity which keep us either stuck in this overwhelm or getting lost in stories that don’t serve us. In this talk Mary will discuss different ways we get entangled and how we can get unstuck and move towards both equanimity and ease\, regardless of what’s going on. \n\nmarystancavage.org\nSeven Factors of Awakening\n\n  URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/mary-stancavage-finding-ease-in-the-present-moment/ CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR