We are a peer-led movement using Buddhist practices and principles to overcome addiction through meditation, personal inquiry, and community.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐? Our weekly meetings are a chance to come together to support recovery through the practice of meditation, study of the Dharma, listening to each other, and building community. A typical meeting starts with a few short explanatory readings, then a guided meditation. Meetings will then typically do a shared reading to foster discussion, or a speaker may talk about a topic of their choice. There is also an opportunity for members of the group to share. Each meeting is free to choose the format that works best for them.
๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ช๐๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐, though members are encouraged to support any costs incurred by the meetings through dฤna (donations). Each meeting operates independently, except in matters affecting other groups or Recovery Dharma as a whole. The groupโs health and well-being is of utmost importance. Personal recovery depends on connection with a healthy, safe, confidential, and stable community. We encourage groups to practice ethical behavior in the conduct of meetings, refraining from violence, dishonesty, creating an environment of sexual discomfort or misconduct, or intoxication. How each group chooses to implement these guidelines is a matter for local discussion and decision-making.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐? We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings (โDharmaโ) offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom. By following a balanced path of understanding, ethical behavior, and mindfulness, all beings have the potential to find happiness and free themselves from the suffering of repetitive craving. Recovery Dharma is centered on the idea that meditation, the Four Noble Truths, and the support of our sangha can foster our journey toward an end to the suffering of addiction.
๐ฟ๐ค ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐? While our program is based on teachings and practices that go all the way back to the time of the Buddha 2600 years ago, we believe that anyone can benefit from this wisdom regardless of whether they consider themselves a Buddhist. These teachings, as we practice them, are fully compatible with a secular perspective. The core practices of wisdom, ethics, and mindfulness are available to all beings, regardless of their other beliefs or affiliations. Our program doesnโt require the adoption of any religious principles, only that we do the work needed for these practices to transform our lives.
