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The Third Truth of Recovery: Recovery Is Possible
The Third Truth of Recovery: Recovery Is Possible

The Buddhist understanding is that all beings have the ability to awaken, to heal, to recover, based on our own efforts, our own actions; we can wake up in this lifetime.

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Dharma TalkRefuge RecoveryApril 30, 2020Third Truth
The 2nd Truth: Exploration of the Causes and Conditions That Lead to Addiction
The 2nd Truth: Exploration of the Causes and Conditions That Lead to Addiction

We have come to understand that all forms of addiction have their roots in the natural human tendency to crave for life to be more pleasurable and less painful than it actually is. The addict is not at fault for the root causes and conditions that lead to addiction, only for the habitual reactive patterns that perpetuate it.

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Dharma TalkRefuge RecoveryApril 23, 2020Second Truth
The First Truth of Recovery: Addiction Creates Suffering
The First Truth of Recovery: Addiction Creates Suffering

This is not a philosophy. It is a practice; it demands action. We must understand, acknowledge, admit, and accept all the ways addiction has caused suffering in our lives. We take this action by writing and sharing an in- depth and detailed inventory of the suffering we have experienced in association with our addictions.

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Dharma TalkRefuge RecoveryApril 16, 2020First Truth
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The holidays can be a vulnerable time, but you don’t have to weather them alone. On December 25, join us for a Refuge Recovery meeting marathon. 

There will be back to back meetings and parking lots from 4:00 a.m
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RefCon will take place, for the first time ever, in the Pacific Northwest for our annual Refuge Recovery Conference — this year held at the beautiful Dumas Bay Centre near Seattle, Washington.

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View fullsize Join us with a re-dedication to our meditation practice. Come and take Refuge with the Sangha in the Pacific Northwest March 2026.

The retreat will be held at Menucha retreat center, Corbett, Oregon 

Attend for 3 days for 5 if you’re interest
View fullsize Noah Levine will offer guided meditation instructions and offer a dharma talk. There will be opportunities for some Q&A.

The meditation instruction will include both mindfulness and heart practices to be done both in sitting and walking meditati
 
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