
Addiction & Recovery
Explore Buddhist teachings on attachment, craving, desire, and addiction, and read personal reflections from Buddhists who are in recovery or close to people suffering from addiction.

Their latest book, Outshining Trauma, was published last November.

IdeasMagazine | Openings, Podcasts
Breaking Self-Addiction
An excerpt of a conversation between Vimalasara and Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen

‘A Doorway Out of My Hell Realm’
How Buddhist teachings can help disrupt our addiction to the self

Uprooting Harmful Habits
Dharma teacher Vimalasara shares how Buddhist teachings have supported their path to recovery.

Starting from Silence
Mindfulness coach George Mumford reflects on the importance of beginner’s mind in the process of recovery—and his practice of learning to pray for the people who annoy him.

‘There Is No Enemy’
Mindfulness coach George Mumford discusses what he has learned from teaching mudita, or sympathetic joy, to professional athletes in the NBA.

Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Not Empty, Not Full
A food addict finds freedom in constraint.

How Meditation Helped Me to Stop Drinking
A queer underground artist on how tantric wisdom inspired them to embrace sobriety

Facing Transphobia on the Path to Recovery
A trans Zen practitioner on the need for more gender inclusivity in the world of Buddhist recovery

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