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Buddhist Recovery Network book review
“Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction”
Noah Levine
HarperOne, 2014.
ISBN 0062122843, 978-0062122841
Paperback. 288 pages.
School/perspective: Traditional Buddhism and AA
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Contents:
PrefaceIntroduction
The Process
PART ONE - THE FOUR TRUTHS OF RECOVERY
- 1. Addiction Creates Suffering
- 2. The Cause of Addiction Is Repetitive Craving
- 3. Recovery Is Possible
- 4. The Path to Recovery
- 5. Understanding
- 6. Intention
- 7. Communication/Community
- 8. Action/Engagement
- 9. Livelihood/Service
- 10. Effort/Energy
- 11. Mindfulness/Meditation
- 12. Concentration/Meditation
- 13. The Path to Heartfulness
- 14. Breaking the Addiction
PART TWO - REFLECTIONS ON RECOVERY
- 15. Lynne
- 16. Jordan
- 17. Dave
- 18. Mary
- 19. Pablo
- 20. Enrique
- 21. RuthAnn
- 22. Andrea
APPENDIXES
Minfulness Meditation Instructions
Heart Practices
Format for Refuge Recovery Meetings
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