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Overcoming Addiction with Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John

Effortless Mindfulness with Loch Kelly

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How to Overcome Addictions Using the Buddha's Teachings

When I got my recovery when I was let go of what I call my gross addictions I became aware well my biggest addiction was my stinking thinking. So that stinking thinking is something that as we talk a little bit more is not just about liquid addiction or drug addiction it starts to come into not only Buddhism as recovery but Buddhism's understanding of craving and desire and aversion and attachment right so we start to look at how in some ways the attempt to live a life from our small self we're looking for release and we’re looking for something greater than ourselves that we often find some habit of whether it's addiction or just escape or losing ourselves in a way that has consequences after.

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