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A Buddhist Inspired Path to Recovery from Addiction
Refuge Recovery is a practice, a process, a set of tools, a treatment and a path to healing addiction and the suffering caused by addiction. The main inspiration and guiding philosophy for the Refuge Recovery program are the teachings of Siddharta Gautama, a man who lived in India twenty-five hundred years ago. Siddharta was a radical psychologist and spiritual revolutionary. Through his own efforts and practices he came to understand why human beings experience and cause so much suffering. Eventually he came to understand and experience a way of living that ended all forms of addiction. He did this through a practice and process that includes meditation, wise actions, and compassion. After freeing himself from the suffering caused by craving, he spent the rest of his life teaching others how to live a life of well-being and freedom, a life free from suffering. Refuge Recovery recognizes a non-theistic approach to spiritual practice. Our program does not ask anyone to believe anything, only to trust the process and to do the hard work of recovery. Our program is a systematic approach to treating and recovering from all forms of addiction using the traditional buddhist practices of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. It has been our experience, that when sincerely practiced, the program will ensure a full recovery from addiction and a lifelong sense of well-being and happiness.
All are Welcome.
Refuge Recovery is a community that welcomes all people. We believe the wisdom and compassion gained through our practices enable those struggling with any form of addiction to become more mindful of their mental processes while also developing a deep understanding of the suffering that addiction has created and compassion for their own pain. The mission of Refuge Recovery is to support those on this path of recovery by building a comprehensive network of Refuge Recovery groups, meetings and communities available to anyone seeking recovery from addiction.
Refuge Recovery 6th Annual Conference Dates Changed to February 26-28th
Hello from Refuge Recovery World Services. We have an important update about our upcoming 6th Annual Refuge Recovery Conference, to be held at the Against the Stream Meditation Center in sunny Venice Beach, Los Angeles. Although we had been holding out hope that we could still meet in the first week of June, due to […]