The best way to understand what samsara feels like might be to reflect upon our addictions. Compulsive behavior can take many forms: eating, shopping, or cultivating thought patterns. Even going to the gym can be addictive, as we sometimes turn ordinarily healthy habits into self-destructive obsessions. This Tricycle e-book offers Buddhist wisdom and advice from over a dozen teachers on addiction and recovery.
Table of Contents
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“Leaning into Rawness,”
by Trudy Walter -
“Bare Bones Meditation,”
by Joan Tollifson -
“A Glob of Tar,”
by Upasika Kee Nanayon -
“Confessions of a Dharma Punk,”
by Noah Levine -
“Eating and the Wheel of Life,”
by Sandra Weinberg -
“Sunset Boulevard,”
by Erik Hansen -
“The Dignity of Restraint,”
by Thanissaro Bhikkhu -
“For a Mouthful of Grass,”
by Shantideva -
“Drink and a Man,”
by Joan Duncan Oliver -
“The Merry-Go-Round of Desire,”
an interview with Mark Epstein -
“Feeding Your Demons,”
by Tsultrim Allione -
“The Non-Use of Intoxicants,”
by Nancy Baker -
“Recovery and the Fifth Precept,”
by Don Lattin -
“Just Shut Up,”
an interview with Robert Chodo Campbell
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