Effort and Energy with Noah Levine March2024

This topic and aspect of the Buddha's teaching around how much effort it takes, how much is the appropriate effort, how much energy do we need to put into our path of recovery, to our meditation practice, to our renunciation practice, to our study, to our service. Every aspect of our life, like everything, probably none of our recovery, probably none of our practice is going to be effortless. It's all going to take some effort. We're going to have to apply some of our energy and effort to meditating, to defying the mind's suggestions, to renunciation. Even just not doing what we want to do also take some effort. Just “I have to resist craving and urges” takes some effort.

Refuge Recovery Talks—First Thursday of the Month at 5PM PST with Noah Levine Register here to join ➤ https://www.refugerecovery.org/monthly-dharma-talk All are welcome.

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Livelihood and Service with Noah Levine Feb2024

We'll talk about money, work and service. The Buddhist teachings on livelihood and the karma that we're creating at work. We'll also talk some about the importance of generosity, service and breaking our self centeredness through giving away some of our time and energy and resources.

Refuge Recovery Talks—First Thursday of the Month at 5PM PST with Noah Levine Register here to join ➤ https://www.refugerecovery.org/monthly-dharma-talk All are welcome.

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Action And Engagement with Noah Levine Jan2024

In this factor, this fourth factor, the teaching is, the perspective is, the practice is understanding karma. Cause and effect, and understanding that when we behave in ways that are unskillful, we create negative karma for ourselves. When we kill, when we lie, when we steal, when we, are unskillful with sexual misconduct, when we're unskillful in our relationships and we cause harm there, we create negative karma for ourselves, right?

Refuge Recovery Talks—First Thursday of the Month at 5PM PST with Noah Levine Register here to join ➤ https://www.refugerecovery.org/monthly-dharma-talk All are welcome.

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Communication And Community with Noah Levine December 2023

The importance of having a community of recovering people to be supported by, to offer service, to be supportive of and friendships. Learning to communicate in a wise way and then engage with community to be part of what we call Sangha. Sangha is a term that we Buddhist use for the community.

Refuge Recovery Talks—First Thursday of the Month at 5PM PST with Noah Levine Register here to join ➤ https://www.refugerecovery.org/monthly-dharma-talk All are welcome.

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2nd Factor, Intention- with Noah Levine November 2023

Reflecting on the second factor, intention, where the Buddha says, if you want to follow this path and you want to get free, be happy, and end all the unnecessary suffering in your life. You're going to have to, be really  mindful  of what you are, intentionally thinking.

Refuge Recovery Talks—First Thursday of the Month at 5PM PST with Noah Levine Register here to join ➤ https://www.refugerecovery.org/monthly-dharma-talk All are welcome.

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Sangha Q&A- with Noah Levine September 2023

For tonight, reflect on your recovery, your meditation practice, your involvement with this Buddhist path to healing from addiction, to recovering from addiction, and any questions that are up for you in your practice. One of the things for this first Thursday is where you can ask questions about some of the Buddhist teachings that aren't necessarily in the refuge book.

Refuge Recovery Talks—First Thursday of the Month at 5PM PST with Noah Levine Register here to join ➤ https://www.refugerecovery.org/monthly-dharma-talk All are welcome.

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Money- with Noah Levine August 2023

Tonight, I'm gonna talk about money and our relationship to money as recovering addicts. Perhaps some people in the room tonight, or listening to this later have actually developed a process addiction around money, shopping spending or gambling.

So we're gonna talk about money, but not just as an addiction but as a central part of our life. Developing a wise relationship to finances as part of our Buddhist practice, as part of our recovery.

Refuge Recovery Talks—First Thursday of the Month at 5PM PST with Noah Levine Register here to join ➤ https://www.refugerecovery.org/monthly-dharma-talk All are welcome.

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Buddhism Q&A- with Noah Levine June 2023

As you start to practice, study and read some of the Buddhist literature, other books that are out there, or even just within the refuge book. There might be some questions that come up about how to practice or how to understand things you've heard about Buddhism and how it fits with what we're doing in Refuge Recovery.

Refuge Recovery Talks—First Thursday of the Month at 5PM PST with Noah Levine Register here to join ➤ https://www.refugerecovery.org/monthly-dharma-talk All are welcome.

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Wise Friends with Noah Levine May 2023

One of our core principles in Refuge Recovery is taking refuge in the Sangha. We’ll discus the relationships that we develop with each other, with the people that we meet in recovery and our Buddhist communities; the encouragement and importance of being of service to each other by mentoring each other and what comes with that. 

Refuge Recovery Talks—First Thursday of the Month at 5PM PST with Noah Levine Register here to join ➤ https://www.refugerecovery.org/monthly-dharma-talk All are welcome.

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