The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast

Learn to microtask with laser precision on absolute happiness, through practices in our relative condition. The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast - Episode 062 Continuing w the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, #20. Reading from A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar, Thinley Norbu Rinpoche Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions Available in Kindle, Trade Paperback, Hardcover. The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast Theme by Clay Giberson.

How to create and manifest authentic joy from your Buddha nature for the benefit of beings. Continuing w the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, #19. Episode 061 - The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast Reading from The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena, Longchen Rabjam Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions Available in Kindle, Trade Paperback, Hardcover. The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast Theme by Clay Giberson.

Take your Adverse Childhood Experience test with me, as we talk about the lifelong effects of ACEs on your recovery, well into long-term sobriety. Episode 060 - The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast Reading from The Precious Treasury of Pith Instructions, Longchen Rabjam Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions Available in Kindle, Trade Paperback, Hardcover. The Audiobook is available free with a 3-month Audible trial. Also on Amazon Music and iTunes.

How to retrain our thinking, reasoning, organizing brain with practices of compassion. Executive Function as it is affected by trauma, addiction and principles of recovery. Reading from The Precious Treasury of The Way of Abiding Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions Available in Kindle, Trade Paperback, Hardcover. The Audiobook is available free with a 3-month Audible trial. Also on Amazon Music and iTunes.

Using skillful means to discern between a soulmate and an addiction. Applying the bodhisattva practice to our recovery. Reading from White Lotus: An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions Available in Kindle, Trade Paperback, Hardcover. The Audiobook is available free with a 3-month Audible trial. Also on Amazon Music and iTunes.

How our nervous system can be retrained to contain our toxic stress by continuing with Practices of a Bodhisattva #15. Reading from Treasures from Juniper Ridge Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions Available in Kindle, Trade Paperback, Hardcover. The Audiobook is available free with a 3-month Audible trial. Also on Amazon Music and iTunes. Credit always to Clay Giberson for the amazing show intro over ten years running. Sounds better than ever. Reach out to Clay for sessions.

Discussion of the experiences of wisdom and compassion and how they relate to our confidence in recovery as well as our long-term goals of becoming a Bodhisattva. Continuing with practice #14. Reading from the New York Times, The Case for Longtermism Reading from Snellgrove, The Hevajra Tantra Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions Audiobook with female narrator now available free with a 3-month Audible trial. Also on Amazon Music and iTunes. Credit always to Clay Giberson for the amazing show intro over ten years running. Sounds better than ever. Reach out to Clay for sessions.

How not to cut people's heads off, rather we offer our own. ACEs, neuropsych, how to pause when agitated as the Practice of a Bodhisattva, #13. Reading from Kindly Bent to Ease Us - Part Three, Wonderment Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions Audiobook with female narrator now available free with a 3-month Audible trial. Also on Amazon Music and iTunes.

Prayers for the dead. How to integrate Bodhisattva practice into recovery. Discussion of triggers as they pertain to staying in balance, within our Window of Tolerance. Reading from Great Perfection Audiobook!!! Now on Audiobook! Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions! The audiobook is free with a 3-month Audible trial, and is also on Amazon Music and iTunes.

How to look for, discover and cultivate a seed of aspiration or inspiration. Practices of a Bodhisattva continues with #11, which begins, "All suffering comes from yearning for your own happiness." Reading from Dakini Teachings (Shambala 1990) Brand new! We have a soothing female narrator for Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions! The audiobook is free with a 3-month Audible trial, and is also on Amazon Music and iTunes.

Chod, or cutting through attachment to the body, practice and discussion. Continuing with the Bodhisattva practices as they pertain to recovery from the spectrum of attachment-addiction. Free giveaways of the brand new Audible release of Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions! Listen for details.

Resuming where we left off in April, 2020 w/the 37 Compassion Practices of a Bodhisattva, #8. Reading from Advice from the Lotus Born, in regards to the view as it pertains to our disturbing emotions. This is a juicy one for addicts! Quick check in, back at it. New Book Announcement for Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions.

Covid and our practice. Updates, news. Breath practice

Podcast Episode 048 - Give Up Your Body, Practices of the Bodhisattva #6 Purification practice. What it means to self-cherish. How to change the focus. Meditation-101 course is live. Practice of the Bodhisattva #6 When in reliance on someone your defects wane and your positive qualities grow like the waxing moon To cherish such a spiritual friend more than your own body is the practice of the Bodhisattva Five Week Meditation 101 Course http://compassionaterecovery.net/meditation-101

The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast Episode 047 - 100,000 Words, Practices of the Bodhisattva #5 * stillness of the body * silence of the voice * spaciousness of the mind * Discussion of how I wrote 100,000 words this year * The 12-Step Buddhist 10-Year Anniversary Edition pre-release * http://bit.ly/buddhist10 Practices of the Bodhisattva #5 When friendship w someone causes the three poisons to increase, Degrades the activities of listening, reflecting and meditating, And destroys loving kindness and compassion to give up such a friendship is the practice of a Bodhisattva

Episode 046 - The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast: Compassionate Recovery - Practices of a Bodhisattva #4 Practice #4 from the 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva - Let go. YouTube - Spotify - iTunes #sober #meditation #dharma #refuge-recovery #acceptanceandforgiveness #12stepbuddhistpodcast #podcast #podcastofinstagram #12step #12stepswork #12steprecovery #12steps #12stepprogram #Sober #Recovery #SoberLife #GetSober #StaySober #AddictionHelp #Addiction #Alcoholic #SoberIsBetter #spiritualjourney #buddhism #mindfulness #spiritualjourney #compassion #compassionaterecovery http://bit.ly/12stepbuddhistPodcast

Compassionate Recovery and the development of compassion continues with a meditation on self-compassion. Discussion continues on the 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva with section three. I'm now offering healing sessions on Skype. New meditations and meeting formats for Compassionate Recovery.

Inhale compassion, exhale trauma. Review of the International Conference on Trauma and Addiction. Practices of the Bodhisattva continues with Practice #2.

Compassionate Recovery #001 - Practices of the Bodhisattva. Meeting format #001. Principles and practices of Compassionate Recovery. How to start a meeting. Chattra Chakkra Vartee Chattra Chakkra Bhugatay Suyambhav Subhang Sarab bah Daa Saraabah Jugatay Dukaalan Pranasee Diaalang Saroopay Sadaa yang gay sangay Abhangang Bibhutaay Chattr Chakkr Vartee is the mantra for the heart center, it gives direct energy to it. When you are sinking, if you know this mantra and can sing it, you can totally recuperate yourself." — Yogi Bhajan

Xmas 2018 podcast celebrating the practice of bodhicitta. Compassionate Recovery is based on the practice of compassion, known as bodhicitta in Tibetan Buddhism. Discussion of a teaching and sharing of personal experiences. 琀⽡灁汰捩瑡潩⽮ㅅ㌵㐸䔷㤭㐶ⵄ㤴㠴䄭ㅃⴵ㔵㜵䄸〱㈳䌶䐯捯浵湥獴琯浥⹰灪g

We're all crackheads. Addicted to addiction. Who we are brings us to where we are. Discussion of Buddha nature vs karma as it pertains to being an addict in samsara.

The priorities of a Buddha. What is the greater vehicle, teachings on emptiness and how do we begin a practice? The role of mindfulness in the Vajrayana and our yoga practice. Being a recovering being. Compassionate Recovery.

Interview with a cosmic healing arts practitioner. Topics include meditation, CBD, plant medicine and more. Get it. For more on our guest, see her site at http://dharahealingarts.com

Discussion with Dr. JoJo, a sex therapist on the notions of sexuality and what they mean in recovery and from a spiritual perspective. Instagram: 12stepbuddhist Twitter: @12stepbuddhist Visit the12stepbuddhist.com for free meditations, books and more. Like and share! Like and share!

Interview with Youtopia presenter, Tyler Fink on the uses of Ayuasca for healing addiction.

Continuing discussion of The Five Precepts. Today is on the ways we get high without getting high. Also my teacher's passing. How to avoid getting a haircut if we sit too long in slippery places. Like and share, like and share! New books on Amazon.

Continued discussion of the Buddhist Lay Vows as they pertain to recent sex scandals in the Buddhist world as well as our own recovery. A little of this show was done on the road so forgive the difference in sound quality. 㠀㐮〳䌀䱆杯吠牨慥d〳3〵14異汬湩⁧畯⁴瘯牡洯扯汩⽥潃瑮楡敮獲䐯瑡⽡灁汰捩瑡潩⽮ㅅ㌵㐸䔷㤭㐶ⵄ㤴㠴䄭ㅃⴵ㔵㜵䄸〱

The Five Precepts or Buddhist Lay Vows. I vow not to harm. Discussion one of five on the vows. New ebook: How to Find a Spiritual Teacher.

Episode 033 What is a Real Teacher? Discussion of gurus, cults, betrayal, abuse and actual masters. In response to the scandal with Noah Levine and the Against The Stream "punk Buddhist" movement. Darren discusses his long term history with Noah, the Dharma and various cults and scams. This podcast may upset you. ㄀⸱⸴湩整湲污ご㌹嘰倹〱朷⮡Đⶡ慕浲㐶ࠀ㜀䴀椀縀錀대쀀혀܁␁㘁䄁匁戁瘁脁謁錁ꀁ댁숁度ᄂᔂᨂḂ⌂│⸂㘂嬂専攂樂瀂蠂贂鐂阂頂騂

Lauren and I discuss her work as a person in recovery with the paradigm of Lilith, the Jewish mythological figure reputed to be Adam's first wife. She has great energy and is doing some cool things. You're gonna love this one. The Yoga of Letting Go is available for pre-order on Amazon at a discounted rate until Sep. 1st, 2018. Grab it here.

How to let go from the perspective of the 12 steps, yoga and Buddhism. Discussion of grief, loss, empathy and connection to your feelings. Based on the upcoming book, The Yoga of Letting Go, Book II of the Yoga of Transformation Series

Episode 30 of The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast. Updates on new book projects. The Yoga of Self Compassion available on Amazon. This episode details a spiritual experience that I had which freed me from the bondage of long-term suffering and allowed me to practice self acceptance on a new level.

Darren Littlejohn discusses the Law of Attraction and it's application in Buddhism in the context of recovery from addictions.

The last year was really challenging. How I got through it sober and made it to 18!years. You can take my FREE email course, Get Abundant Energy in 10-Days. Sign up tag the12stepbuddhist.com

Discussion of the major problems in long term sobriety and what to do to avoid dying.

A meditation on Non-duality. Follow-up to episode 22 which was more of an analysis and diatribe on the fallacies perpetuated by Western non-dualists. This episode is more on getting in the non-dual state and methods to support that.

The words are easy. To practice non-duality is something quite beyond words. Check it out.

The First Noble Truth (Life is suffering) and The Two Truths (Relative and absolute). How can we really practice this within our own life circumstances without bypassing how it really is?

Dr. Jamie Marich discusses recovery and trauma and other key concepts in the new recovery movement.

Answering email from readers and listeners on the path. Can I be Buddhist and still be true to the 12-Step program? Photo credit: Scott Diamon, Tenerife Island, Spain

Documentary called The Anonymous People brings up issues of anonymity as a spiritual principle. Discussion of a proposed "New Recovery" Movement.

Spiritual Bypassing defined and discussed in and out of the context of recovery. From the book, Spiritual Bypassing by Robert Augustus Masters Ph.d.

New definitions of addiction, discussion of trauma and its role in addiction, The Funnel and places to connect online. The book I read from at the beginning is The Science of Addiction: From Neurobiology to Treatment

The 12-Step Buddhist podcast resumes with a discussion of The Power of Vow, shadow work and esoterics.

Larry Christensen, Ph.D. on Zen, psychotherapy and recovery. Larry spoke at the 12-Step Buddhist Group in Portland, OR on June 28th, 2010 Thanks to Clay Giberson for the podcast music.

Darren Littlejohn interviews author and yoga teacher Darren Main of San Francisco. Topics include how to use yoga as part of recovery, ethical considerations, the "guru complex" and integration. Thanks to Clay Giberson for the 12-Step Buddhist podcast theme.