Working with Emotions
How to identify disturbing emotions, their causes and antidotes, and transform them to bring inner peace.
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The 12 steps of Co-Dependents Anonymous
Practicing the 12 steps of Co-Dependents Anonymous with a Buddhist approach.
View PostThe true meaning of forgiveness
Clarifying the meaning of forgiveness and how it allows us to cultivate compassion in difficult…
View PostConventional and ultimate recovery
Therapy, as in a 12-step program, can bring about conventional healing, while Dharma practice brings…
View PostVisualization and purification
We need a combination of the awakening activities of the Buddhas and our own effort…
View PostRe-writing the 12 steps, 8-12
Finishing up re-writing the 12 steps, how purification and confession fit in, and getting in…
View PostRe-writing the 12 steps, 1-7
How to rely on refuge in the Three Jewels, our inner wisdom and compassion, and…
View PostMaking requests and self-reliance
We request the Buddha's for inspiration along the path, but we must do the work…
View PostMaking our minds receptive to the Dharma
Prayer in Buddhism is a collaborative effort. What we are doing when asking the Buddhas…
View PostThe purpose of a spiritual mentor
How we may adapt a 12-step recovery program with Buddhist views on self-reliance for our…
View PostManaging anger in a relationship
Anger plays a key part in relationships. Its various manifestations and antidotes are explored in…
View PostHow do we make ourselves trustworthy?
A look at ways of cultivating qualities that make us more trustworthy.
View PostOn marital separation
How to work with the mind when going through separation in relationships.
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