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This is the official website of the Buddhist Recovery Network.

The Buddhist Recovery Network promotes the use of Buddhist teachings and practices to help people recover from the suffering caused by addictive behaviors and is open to people of all backgrounds, and respectful of all recovery paths.

BRN Statement in support of our Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander (AAPI) community

New BRN Morning Sit

Starting May 3rd from 7:20-8:00 am, we will be hosting weekday morning sits!

Zoom Link - Meeting ID: 833 7810 6967 - Passcode: 065956

We are also offering meetings every Wednesday of the month, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm Pacific Time.

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The Buddhist Recovery Network is in solidarity with the BIMPOC populations.

We will not stay quiet in the face of public modern day lynchings of Black and Brown Bodies.
We will not be silent over the racial injustices that are prevalent in the USA, Canada, UK and many other countries in Europe.
In moving forward we want to be an organization that has Diversity, Inclusion and Equity at the heart of our mission.
We aspire to support recovery groups that prioritize the needs of Black and Indigenous People of Color
We will work to support creating safer spaces where people from these and other marginalized populations are safe and welcome in all recovery meetings.

Buddhist Recovery Academy

Next BRN Academy teaching with Ralph Steele -- June 6th 2021 @ 1:00pm US Pacific Time

Knowing I Am On The Dharma Path

Teacher Bio:

Ralph Steele has taught meditation since 1987. He completed a year of intensive practice as a Theravada monk in Myanmar and Thailand; in 2000 he completed a four year teacher training with Jack Kornfield. Born on Pawleys Island, S.C., Ralph began his meditation practice while in high school in Japan. He studied with Tibetan masters Ven. Kalu Rinpoche and Lobsang Lhalungpa, and worked on H.H. The Dalai Lama's meditation team at the San Francisco conference of Nobel laureates. Ralph is a Vietnam veteran, and spearheaded the establishment of annual retreats for People of Color at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Insight Meditation Society. He is the guiding teacher of Life Transition Meditation Center, and director of Life Transition Therapy, Inc a clinic offering meditation-based treatment for trauma in Santa Fe, N.M., and the author of Tending The Fire: The Path of War and Meditation.

Click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88942155730?pwd=Q3dBMkRCUTZKZ0NOUjY4ODk1Mnozdz09 to join in this latest BRN Academy teaching.

Latest Podcast

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The latest podcasts can be found on the BRN Academy Podcast page.

What's New

Beginning March 3rd, 5:30 - 6:30 PT each Wednesday, the BRN will be hosting virtual meetings, we will be rotating the program between several formats each month; Recovery Dharma, Eight Step Recovery, Noble Steps, as well as our own Buddhist Recovery Network format.

Last updated: 13 May 2021
What’s new?
Recovery Dharma meetings updated.
Refuge Recovery meetings updated.
A new meeting, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Find out more here.
A new meeting, in Bali, Bali, Indonesia. Find out more here.
A new virtual meeting, in English. Find out more here.
And remember to check the BRN calendar for talks, retreats and workshops over the coming months. Find out more here.
The BRN Team.

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The Buddhist Recovery Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is volunteer-run and relies solely on your donations. Our Mission is to promote all Buddhist Recovery meetings no matter what their affiliation is. And to bring you Buddhist teachers from around the Globe sharing teachings and practices to help people recover from the suffering caused by addictive behaviors. We provide podcasts, meditations, educational resources for anyone who needs them.

Generosity is an act of true freedom, and thus the perfect place to start the path to total release. - Thanissaro Bhikku

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