Addiction Guided Meditations Archive

Sex, Violence And The State Of Grace

In this talk, Ajahn Amaro speaks about spiritual discipline in working with addiction, and about how sex, violence and the state of grace relate to one another.

From Difficulties To Freedom

Ajahn Amaro, a Theravada Buddhist monk trained in the Thai Forest tradition, chants a Buddhist teaching said to point toward freedom from a life bound by hatred and difficulty.

• Sean Fargo

Opening Your Senses

Sean Fargo leads a guided meditation “opening your senses.” It allows experiencing visceral sensations with open awareness, seeing, sensing and feeling.

I Would Have Wanted More, But I Never Wanted Other

Sylvia Boorstein talks about the phrase “I would have wanted more, but I never wanted other.” She describes the power of choice we have, and how it leads us to where we should be.

• Mark Coleman

Meditation On Renunciation

Mark Coleman leads a meditation on renunciation, described here as a form of deprivation, like letting go of indifference to ourselves, to our pain, and to our body.

• Kevin Griffin

Mindful Recovery: A Guided Meditation

Kevin Griffin leads a guided meditation on mindful recovery (Dharma & Recovery), a practice for building mindfulness and awareness. A practice like this complements addiction treatment and professional care rather than replacing them.

• Tara Brach

Getting Lost & Coming Back

Tara Brach, a clinical psychologist and meditation teacher, leads a guided meditation called Getting Lost and Coming Back. In stillness, we feel the body breathing and bring attention to the heart.

• Tara Brach

Working with Addiction

Tara Brach talks about Working with Addiction. She started with the story of the Hungry Ghosts. Attachments and addictions are hooks that pull us away from awareness.

• Joseph Goldstein

Art Of Renunciation

Joseph Goldstein talks about The Art of Renunciation. Renunciation, goodwill, and compassion; these liberate you from afflictions of sense desires.

• Kevin Griffin

Mindfulness, Addiction & Recovery 5/5

This is Part 5 of Kevin Griffin’s talk about Mindfulness Addiction and Recovery. He explores the recovery processes from addiction according to Buddhist teachings.

• Kevin Griffin

Mindfulness, Addiction & Recovery 3/5

This is Part 3 of Kevin Griffin’s talk about Mindfulness Addiction and Recovery. He explores the recovery processes from addiction according to Buddhist teachings.

• Kevin Griffin

Mindfulness, Addiction & Recovery 2/5

This is Part 2 of Kevin Griffin’s talk about Mindfulness Addiction and Recovery. He explores the recovery processes from addiction according to Buddhist teachings.

• Kevin Griffin

Mindfulness, Addiction & Recovery

This is Part 1 of Kevin Griffin’s talk about Mindfulness Addiction and Recovery. He explores the recovery processes from addiction according to Buddhist teachings.

• Jack Kornfield

Redemption

Jack Kornfield talks about the topic of Redemption. In the practice of loving awareness and compassion, redemption is bestowed by the power of moral conduct.

• Joseph Goldstein

Not Clinging

In this talk, Joseph Goldstein speaks about metta and not clinging. He describes a mind that is not clinging as not agitated, and one that eventually attains nirvana.

• Gil Fronsdal

Every Moment a Chance to Restart

Gil Fronsdal gives a short talk (about 9 minutes) on every moment as a chance to restart, a perspective he offers for mindfulness practice.

Overcome Addiction (Binaural Beat)

Binaural Beat to Overcome Addiction. Binaural beats are auditory illusion perceived by the brain when two different tones are played into each ear.