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Posted on October 23, 2022October 23, 2022

Lovingkindness: A Recovery Dharma Topic

One way we can train our hearts is by practicing metta, which is often translated as lovingkindness. The word also carries with it ideas of benevolence, friendliness, and care for others.

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Posted on December 29, 2021December 29, 2021

How To Human, Episode 66

Matthew Hahn has been many things in his lifetime. A career criminal and drug addict, a selfless man of courage, a convict, a devout Buddhist, a recovered drug addict, and a loving husband and friend.

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Posted on April 19, 2021April 20, 2021

What We Mean By Suffering: A Recovery Dharma Topic

Suffering is built into the fabric of life and there is a certain amount of it that’s completely unavoidable. We don’t need to personalize it.

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Posted on January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

Mindfulness Of Elements: A Recovery Dharma Topic

As one breathes in and out with careful attention, one may simply note the varying sensations of breath as soft or hard, wet or dry, cool or warm, and moving or still.

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Posted on December 24, 2020December 28, 2020

Mindfulness Of Breath: A Recovery Dharma Topic

When the mind gets lost in thought, we gently note the distraction as whatever it may be and then return our attention to the sensation of breathing.

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Posted on December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

An Imperfect Mirror

I used to shave using the stainless steel mirror bolted to the concrete wall of my cell. I could barely see my face.

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Posted on December 20, 2020December 20, 2020

Spiritual Maturity: A Recovery Dharma Topic

We begin to question certainty in anything, understanding that certainty moves a person down the continuum toward violence.

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