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SUMMARY:Angulimala and the Wreckage of our Past
DESCRIPTION:Many of us come into recovery\, change our lives completely\, and then get utterly surprised and disappointed when the closest ones around us still don’t trust or believe us. Some of us have to gruelingly trudge through legal repercussions for many years after committing to recovery.  These issues and an infinite of other problems commonly plague our lot\, and in the 12 Step world\, this is referred to as the “wreckage of our past”.\nThankfully\, we have some beautiful and helpful Buddhist teachings to fall back on\, including the story of the notorious Angulimala\, a serial killer that almost killed The Buddha’s mother!\nLet’s gather together and discuss what we\, even the WORST of us\, can do about this “wreckage of our past”.\n\nGary Sanders \nGary Sanders is a seasoned meditation teacher and dharma guide based in Los Angeles\, CA. As the founder of SCV Mindfulness\, Heavy Metta PDX\, Boundless Heart\, and others\, Gary has dedicated himself to sharing the transformative power of Buddhist practices with diverse communities across North America.\n\nAuthorized to lead Buddhist meditation and dharma groups at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society\, Gary’s teaching journey expanded when he joined the staff at Portland Insight Meditation Community. There\, he was honored to be empowered to teach in the lineage of the revered Ruth Denison. \nGary’s approach is deeply rooted in the heart-based practices of the Buddha\, which he explores and shares through daylong retreats\, workshops\, and online sessions. His current practice focuses on Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation\, which he has skillfully integrated into a unique blend of mindfulness techniques. \nAs a frequent contributor to The Tattooed Buddha community\, Buddhist Recovery Network\, and other communities and platforms\, Gary creates meditation videos that make Buddhist teachings accessible and relevant to contemporary practitioners. His compassionate guidance and innovative teaching methods have touched the lives of students across the globe\, helping them cultivate mindfulness\, wisdom\, and inner peace.
URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/november-2025-teaching/
LOCATION:BRN Academy
CATEGORIES:Academy Teachings
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SUMMARY:Facing Our Inner Demons - Online Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:Facing Our Inner Demons – BRN Online Summit\nA 2-day Buddhist recovery summit of tools\, truth\, and transformation. \nOctober 18th and 19th\, 2025 \n\n\n\n8:30am – 12:00pm PDT\n11:30am – 3:00pm EDT\n4:30pm – 8:00pm UTC / UK / IRE\n\n\n\nFind out More and Register
URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/facing-our-inner-demons-online-summit-2025/
LOCATION:BRN Academy
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SUMMARY:Metta: Cultivating A Boundless Heart with Gary Sanders
DESCRIPTION:A day-long workshop with Gary Sanders of Boundless Heart Dharma hosted by Recovery Dharma Pennsylvania \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, June 21 · 10am – 4pm EDT. Doors at 9:15am
URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/metta-cultivating-a-boundless-heart-with-gary-sanders/
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SUMMARY:Gary Sanders - Just assume the answer to every question is compassion
DESCRIPTION:“Just assume the answer to every question is compassion” – Father Greg Boyle in his book Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion\n\nIn Buddhism\, compassion is the appropriate response to pain and whether we are new to sobriety and suffering the special kind of newcomer pain\, or in long term recovery and suffering the pain of everyday life…compassion is ALWAYS the answer.\n\nMy hope this BRN Academy session is to explore some areas in recovery that aren’t talked about a whole lot: interpersonal relationships\, secondary addictions\, untreated or under treated trauma\, and other topics that all can be proactively prepared for and met will compassion.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/gary-sanders-2/
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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/
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SUMMARY:Emotional Sobriety: Comfortable in Your Own Skin
DESCRIPTION:Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1400167713509983/</p> \nGary Sanders lives in Portland\, OR. He is originally from the Los Angeles area\, where he was the founder of SCV Mindfulness and led up to three weekly meditation groups for over 5 years. He was empowered to lead Buddhist meditation and dharma groups at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. He helped\, from the ground level\, to found Refuge Recovery\, a Buddhist based recovery program for all addictions\, which has now spread worldwide. After moving to Portland\, Gary was asked to join the teaching staff at Portland Insight Meditation Community. Gary travels frequently and teaches daylongs and workshops all over North America and now endorses the Recovery Dharma program.
URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/emotional-sobriety-comfortable-in-your-own-skin/
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SUMMARY:Gratitude Turns What We Have Into Enough and More
DESCRIPTION:“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 lives\, our trials and tribulations and get stuck in the old comparison game\, comparing our insides to others outsides\, a line heard frequently in 12 step meetings. That’s probably a big reason why we drink\, use or act out. We get stuck in the unhealthy mental loop of “poor me”\, “why me” or “what’s wrong with me”…those “Greatest Hits of Addiction”\, right? We start to believe those stories\, we start to program these minds to constantly get hyper-focused on the difficult and painful. And we suffer. So\, with this practice of gratitude\, we can begin to rewire the mind to appreciate what is good and true and wholesome. This isn’t a make-believe practice. As the internet meme says “there’s ALWAYS something to be grateful for”. Let’s dive into this more\, practice with it and find some freedom.”
URL:https://buddhistrecovery.org/event/gratitude-turns-what-we-have-into-enough-and-more/
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