Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction
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Book Overview
Bestselling author and renowned Buddhist teacher Noah Levine adapts the Buddha's Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path into a proven and systematic approach to recovery from alcohol and drug addiction--an indispensable alternative to the 12-step program. While many desperately need the help of the 12-step recovery program, the traditional AA model's focus on an external higher power can alienate people who don't connect with its religious tenets. Refuge Recovery is a systematic method based on Buddhist principles, which integrates scientific, non-theistic, and psychological insight. Viewing addiction as cravings in the mind and body, Levine shows how a path of meditative awareness can alleviate those desires and ease suffering. Refuge Recovery includes daily meditation practices, written investigations that explore the causes and conditions of our addictions, and advice and inspiration for finding or creating a community to help you heal and awaken. Practical yet compassionate, Levine's successful Refuge Recovery system is designed for anyone interested in a non-theistic approach to recovery and requires no previous experience or knowledge of Buddhism or meditation.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0062122843
ISBN13:9780062122841
Release Date:June 2014
Publisher:HarperOne
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.62 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Ultimate recovery book
Published by Allie , 18 days ago
Better than 12 step.
The Buddha’s teachings as a guide to recovery. Don’t miss this outstanding book.
Published by Cary B , 5 years ago
The best book on recovering from addiction with Buddhism as your guide. Written from someone who has walked the path, with definitive steps to take written in a relatable way but not watering down the Buddhas teachings one bit.
Alternate approach to recovery
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 6 years ago
This book & the whole RR approach to recovery has changed my life! A year ago I was faced with court ordered addiction treatment included attending self help meetings. For me personally, the other type of approach (AA) just didnt flow & I struggled through it until I stumbled upon RR. WOW! It just makes so much sense to me to take a Buddhist approach to life including recovery. It feels so much more natural to me to seek the light that I have always had within myself. Thankfully my court ordered nonsense has ended, but I still go to RR meetings every week and swear by its approach to recovery. Check it out- what do you have to lose?
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