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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.

Digital Detox: Reclaim Your Mind From Social Media Addiction

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram—these sites and other social media platforms can be emotional minefields, and they eat up far more time than many of us are OK with. Triratna teacher Bodhipaksa offers five practices from the Buddha…

Jan 2020

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Peeling Away the Promise of Desire

Why getting what we crave will not lead to happiness—and what will

By Joseph Goldstein

Winter 2019

Pani: Women, Drugs and Kathmandu

In Kathmandu, life for female opioid addicts is hard. Addicted to the street drug pani and shunned by society, many turn to sex work and petty crime to survive. This documentary follows eight brave women who…

By Raul Gallego Abellan

Sep 2019

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The Mindful Way to Kick a Craving

Tricycle is pleased to offer the Tricycle Talks podcast for free. If you would like to support this offering, please consider donating. Thank you! The second of the four noble truths teaches that craving leads to suffering.…

Apr 2018

Recovery Summit Attracts Buddhist Leaders

Those seeking freedom from addiction are increasingly turning to Buddhist-based recovery groups for help. A recent gathering outlined steps forward for the Buddhist recovery movement.

By Steve Wilhelm

Nov 01, 2017

The Slow Burn

Is smoking cigarettes un-Buddhist?

By Alex Tzelnic

Sep 06, 2017

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Personal Reflections

Why I Come Clean to Students About My Insomnia, Anxiety, and Sobriety

If as Buddhist teachers we fail to reveal our emotional and psychological issues, we do a great disservice to the entire spiritual community.

Aug 17, 2017

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Personal Reflections

How Buddhism Helped Me Embrace My Palestinian Heritage

An Insight meditation teacher shares her story of working through pain and outlines steps for personal healing, no matter your backstory

By Ronya Fakhoury Banks

May 31, 2017

How Zen Buddhism Helped Olympian Anthony Ervin Turn His Life Around

Ervin suffered from addiction and homelessness before his triumphant comeback in Rio.

By Lakshmi Gandhi

Aug 15, 2016

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The Buddhist Traveler in Washington, D.C.

Amid the partisan rancor, Buddhist communities thrive in the nation’s capital.

By Julie Saracino

Summer 2026

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Crossing the Threshold

In this Dharma Talk, meditation teacher Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward explores becoming more present to where we are and to what we are moving toward.

By Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward

Aug 2026

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