Noah Levine is an American Buddhist teacher, writer, and counselor. Best known for his intersection of punk ideology and Buddhist philosophy, he is the creator of Refuge Recovery—a Buddhist-inspired approach to addiction recovery.
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The practice of mindfulness is a method of creating and sustaining happiness and well being in the midst of our everyday life, whether you feel you’re kicking ass or life is kicking your ass.
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Bestselling author and renowned Buddhist teacher Noah Levine adapts the Buddha's Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path into a proven and systematic approach to recovery from alcohol and drug addiction—an indispensable alternative to the 12-step program.
Dec 30 2019 Letting go is always the right thing to do. If your desire is to not suffer, the solution is always let go. “Let go” It's so easy to say, “let go”, such a simple idea.
It’s easy to hate and point out everything that is wrong with the world. It is the hardest and most important work in one’s life to free oneself from the bonds of fear and attachment.
As countless meditators have learned firsthand, meditation practice can positively transform the way we see and experience our lives.
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The path of Refuge Recovery begins with the First Truth: 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.
Feb 10, 2020 Compassion is totally natural on some level, and it’s somewhat foreign when it comes to meeting our own pain with tenderness, care, friendliness, our survival instinct when we feel pain, is to hate it.
The inner revolution will not be televised or sold on the Internet. It must take place within one’s own mind and heart.
This is the story of a young man and a generation of angry youths who rebelled against their parents and the unfulfilled promise of the sixties. As with many self-destructive kids, Noah Levine's search for meaning led him first to punk rock, drugs, drinking, and dissatisfaction.
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