Breaking the Addiction to the Mind through the freedom of Buddhism
A One Day Retreat on breaking free from life altering addictions with Noah Levine on
August 22, 2010 - 10:00am – 4:30pm; 1001a Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, 90401
By shawn tovar
Event date: August 22, 2010
Buddhism is a path to freedom from suffering. That suffering originates in the addictive quality of the mind and our habitual tendency to grasp at pleasure and push away pain. All addictions stem from these roots.
The Buddhist path offers a spiritual and psychological process of transformation that has proven to be a most effective treatment for our human addiction to thinking and all the suffering we create with the mind. And Buddhist meditation is the most potent tool there is for recovering our original wholeness or Buddha nature.
Open to all levels of experience, this program will provide an opportunity to learn and practice several different forms of Buddhist meditation oriented specifically toward breaking free of old ways of thinking. People in 12-step recovery programs are especially welcome.
Noah Levine, author of Dharma Punx and Against the Stream, is a Buddhist teacher, author and counselor. He was trained to teach by Jack Kornfield of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, and holds a Masters degree in counseling psychology. Noah is the founding teacher of Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, with a center in Los Angeles and over 20 affiliated groups around North America. He teaches meditation classes, workshops and retreats internationally. He is also on the board of directors of the Buddhist Recovery Network.
