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This podcast is from Kevin Griffin's Tuesday morning Zoom classes exploring Dharma and Recovery. Topics cover meditation, Buddhism, addiction, depression, anxiety, and spirituality.
Kevin Griffin is the bestselling author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps and several other books bridging dharma and recovery. A co-founder of the Buddhist Recovery Network, he is a leader in the mindful recovery movement and a sought after speaker and teacher. He offers retreats, workshops, and public talks internationally. He was trained and teaches regularly at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, the West Coast’s leading Buddhist retreat center.
He has been featured in such Buddhist publications as Tricycle Magazine and Inquiring Mind, the Journal of Vipassana Meditation. He has appeared on Krista Tippett’s public radio show, “Speaking of Faith” (now “On Being”), and been a guest on many popular podcasts.
Kevin is steeped in the early Buddhist teachings of the Theravadan tradition. His book Living Kindness: Buddhist Teachings for a Troubled Mind is a deeply personal exploration of the Buddha’s discourses on loving-kindness and compassion through the suttas of the Pali Canon.
Kevin Griffin is the bestselling author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps and several other books bridging dharma and recovery. A co-founder of the Buddhist Recovery Network, he is a leader in the mindful recovery movement and a sought after speaker and teacher. He offers retreats, workshops, and public talks internationally. He was trained and teaches regularly at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, the West Coast’s leading Buddhist retreat center.
He has been featured in such Buddhist publications as Tricycle Magazine and Inquiring Mind, the Journal of Vipassana Meditation. He has appeared on Krista Tippett’s public radio show, “Speaking of Faith” (now “On Being”), and been a guest on many popular podcasts.
Kevin is steeped in the early Buddhist teachings of the Theravadan tradition. His book Living Kindness: Buddhist Teachings for a Troubled Mind is a deeply personal exploration of the Buddha’s discourses on loving-kindness and compassion through the suttas of the Pali Canon.
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Discussing styles of meditation, then talking about how to hold past regrets.
Talking about how Ajahn Pasanno responds to questions about high states and enlightenment. Keeping it simple and down to earth.
Reflecting on the stages and lessons of forty years of sobriety.
Reflecting on separating mindfulness from the larger Dharma. The importance of an integrated practice, including morality, wisdom, and mind training. Viewing the practice as a long term training rather than a fix.
April 29, 2025. Reading from my own work in progress, “Let It Go,”, referencing Judson Brewer’s “Craving Mind”, and Christina Grof’s” Thirst for Wholeness.”
Strategies for sustaining focus in meditation.
Right Concentration and the five factors of absorption.
Exploring the challenges of learning meditation.
Two teachings on effort: the Four Great Efforts and the simile of tuning the lute.
The moments that remind us that our memories and view of the world are a construction. At times we discover an alternative version of events.
Exploring the life and journey of the Buddha as a series of choices to let go.
In the midst of a self-retreat, I talk about my practice.
Group Discussion.
Reflecting on finding stillness in the mind without efforting.
Making the connections between the 12 Step idea of Powerlessness and Buddhist teachings on impermanence and agency.
Compassion and Loving Kindness as an antidote to current world affairs. Referencing my book “Living Kindness.”
Drawing from Ajahn Pasanno’s “Nourishing the Roots.”
I tell the story of how I came to write my first book.
Not all karma is personal. The weather, biology, physics and more are impersonal. And we are not responsible for other people’s karma.
Reflecting on Hiri and Ottappa, the inner guides for ethical living. Drawing from Ajahn Pasanno’s “Nourishing the Roots.”
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