Kevin Griffin: Dharma and Recovery
Kevin Griffin: Dharma and Recovery
Kevin Griffin
This podcast is from Kevin Griffin's Tuesday morning Zoom classes exploring Dharma and Recovery. Topics cover meditation, Buddhism, addiction, depression, anxiety, and spirituality. Kevin Griffin is the bestselling author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps and several other books bridging dharma and recovery. A co-founder of the Buddhist Recovery Network, he is a leader in the mindful recovery movement and a sought after speaker and teacher. He offers retreats, workshops, and public talks internationally. He was trained and teaches regularly at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, the West Coast’s leading Buddhist retreat center. He has been featured in such Buddhist publications as Tricycle Magazine and Inquiring Mind, the Journal of Vipassana Meditation. He has appeared on Krista Tippett’s public radio show, “Speaking of Faith” (now “On Being”), and been a guest on many popular podcasts. Kevin is steeped in the early Buddhist teachings of the Theravadan tradition. His book Living Kindness: Buddhist Teachings for a Troubled Mind is a deeply personal exploration of the Buddha’s discourses on loving-kindness and compassion through the suttas of the Pali Canon.
August 4, 2026 Thought versus Proliferation
Distinguishing ordinary passing thoughts from the ones that sweep us away in meditation. How to work with the proliferating thoughts.
Aug 7
59 min
July 28, 2026 The Obstruction of Self
How self-consciousness gets in the way of being present and enjoying life.
Aug 7
1 hr 1 min
July 21, 2026 The Mirror of the Hindrances
Looking at the simile of the bowl of water and the five hindrances.
Aug 7
1 hr 1 min
July 7, 2026 The Dart
Exploring the classic sutta The Dart which tells how aversion increases the suffering of our pain.
Aug 7
57 min
June 30, 2026 Meditation for Recovery
Talking about what the connections are between Buddhism and recovery and the role of meditation in that connection.
Aug 7
1 hr 5 min
June 16, 2026 Entering Your Own Mind on Retreat
As I leave for a weeklong self-retreat, I talk about the fear of being with my own mind.
Aug 7
59 min
June 9, 2026 The Dharma of Pain
Looking deeply at how physical pain connects with impermanence and not self.
Aug 7
1 hr 1 min
June 2, 2026 Insistent Visitors
Reading from Jack Kornfield’s “A Path with Heart” on working with difficult emotions.
Aug 7
1 hr
May 26, 2026 Chasing Comfort
How throughout our days and lives we seek pleasure and comfort. Working to develop equanimity around the changes experiences of mind and body.
Aug 7
1 hr 4 min
May 19, 2026 Two Kinds of Thought
Exploring the sutta “Two Kinds of Thoughts” (Majjhima Nikaya 19) which talks about letting go of unwholesome and cultivating wholesome thinking.
Aug 7
57 min
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