Buddhism and the 12 Steps (2013)
Short talks on adapting and applying the 12-step program within a Buddhist framework.

The purpose of a spiritual mentor
How we may adapt a 12-step recovery program with Buddhist views on self-reliance for our own spiritual progress and the importance of a spiritual mentor.
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Making our minds receptive to the Dharma
Prayer in Buddhism is a collaborative effort. What we are doing when asking the Buddhas for inspiration.
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Making requests and self-reliance
We request the Buddha's for inspiration along the path, but we must do the work ourselves. There is no external being who can fix it…
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Re-writing the 12 steps, 1-7
How to rely on refuge in the Three Jewels, our inner wisdom and compassion, and advice from spiritual mentors within a 12-step recovery program.
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Re-writing the 12 steps, 8-12
Finishing up re-writing the 12 steps, how purification and confession fit in, and getting in touch with our inner values.
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Visualization and purification
We need a combination of the awakening activities of the Buddhas and our own effort to study and practice the teachings in order to progress…
View PostConventional and ultimate recovery
Therapy, as in a 12-step program, can bring about conventional healing, while Dharma practice brings about ultimate healing.
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