The Zen Way of Recovery: An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction

The Zen Way of Recovery: An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction - Paperback

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The Zen Way of Recovery: An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction - Paperback

The Zen Way of Recovery: An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction - Paperback

by Laura Burges
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Book Overview

An accessible, compassionate guide to Buddhist principles and practices that can help support recovery from addictions and addictive behaviors--written by an experienced lay teacher with long-term recovery.

For anyone struggling with addiction, Buddhism offers powerful, grounding wisdom and tools to help support recovery. In The Zen Way of Recovery, Laura Burges shares her experience as a dedicated Zen practitioner who came to terms with her own addiction to alcohol and found support for her recovery. Through the lens of Buddhist teachings, Burges offers tools and practices which, together with the help of recovery programs, can offer a road to sobriety.
Burges is an experienced and compassionate guide, and her message is resonant for people with any type of addictive behavior--and for people who aren't necessarily familiar with Buddhism. Her teachings are drawn from the Buddha's life and teachings (specifically the Eight Awarenesses of the Awakened Being and the Six Paramitas), and the wisdom of Japanese Buddhist priest Dogen Zenji, the founder of the Soto school of Zen, among others.
Burges emphasizes the importance of being in an active recovery program, and the teachings and practices she offers in each chapter--including reflections, journaling prompts, meditations, instructions for setting up and altar and zazen--are both a perfect adjunct and powerful reinforcement.

Examples of reflections and journaling prompts include:
  • Do you still hear the critical, contemptuous, sarcastic voice of a parent or partner in your own head?
  • Do you sometimes hear yourself mirroring this negative voice with others?
  • What were the models of relationship that you grew up with?
  • What are ways that you can cultivate more patience?
  • Check in with yourself to see if tiredness, hunger, loneliness, or anger is affecting your thinking in the moment.
ISBN9781645471202
Author Laura Burges
PublisherShambhala
GenreReligion & spirituality, Self-help & personal development, and Philosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages232
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Laura Burges

LAURA BURGES (Ryuko Eitai) is a lay-entrusted Buddhist teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. She received monastic training at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and lectures, teaches classes, and leads retreats at San Francisco Zen Center and other practice centers in Northern California. Her book, Buddhist Stories for Kids won Gold in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards in 2023. VINITA PRACHI MURARKA is an Ayurvedic doctor, Waldorf educator, transformational guide, and speaker. Born in India and raised in the United States, she returned to India in her twenties, where she lived as a nun and served as a Loka Mitra Fellow for five years. She is the founder of Matre Sofia, an organization dedicated to birth and holistic family well-being. A storyteller, writer, and curriculum developer, she shares the timeless wisdom of spiritual mythology and folklore, weaving ancient traditions with modern insight. She currently resides in Hawaii and Colorado.

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