http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/ Buddhists in Recovery: A Forum Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:23:19 GMT sangchenyeshe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2857 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2857 Yes, to me this seems like a very rational way to approach the first step. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:30:58 GMT Marie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2856 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2856 Thanks for letting us know about this. I'm hoping to attend a phone meetings. Is there going to be one this coming Sat (Oct 31)? Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:34:07 GMT Hope http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2855 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2855 Oh boy did this quote strike a chord with me. Like many compulsive eaters I've a big tendency towards isolating - and that's because the flip side for me is Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:56:00 GMT sangchenyeshe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2854 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2854 'Corrupt loving-kindness is envelopment. In its active form, it manifests as addiction. You see no reason to put any limit on your pursuit of pleasure and Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:40:04 GMT Marie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2853 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2853 Hi, All. I'm very thankful for this post. I've been feeling very defeated by my compulsive overeating (COE) lately. I've been so stressed over my business Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:15:59 GMT sangchenyeshe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2852 On a more cognitive level Matthew Flickstein [The Meditator's Workbook: A Journey to the Center'] offers this advice: 'Although bypassing our open issues is an Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:59:32 GMT sangchenyeshe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2851 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2851 ... In 'Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge' B. Alan Wallace describes how Buddhist 'samatha' practice and hypnosis act on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:14:25 GMT sangchenyeshe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2850 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2850 Steven Heller ['Monsters and Magical Sticks'] gives an alternate to the disease model of addiction: '"TA" (Transactional Analysis) therapists follow a concept Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:44:03 GMT juanbarrientos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2849 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2849 At the Buddhist Recovery Network Conference in LA last weekend, a small group of us decided to start a meeting by telephone of people in recovery seeking to Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:20:10 GMT Hope http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2848 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2848 I think that's a good point about whether such techniques can lead to aversion. My understanding is that we are supposed to use meditation techniques Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:25:02 GMT Marie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2847 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2847 Hi, everyone. I thought the excerpt that Bhante posted very interesting. I have a meditation CD about compulsive overeating that uses similar techniques, which Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:52:07 GMT tracik2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2846 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2846 That is an amazing way to see! Thank you for that! Its exactly what I needed today! Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:51:24 GMT sangchenyeshe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2845 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2845 'When desire for sensual pleasure troubles your mind, mentally dissect the object to which you are attracted. If your desire is for a piece of chocolate cream Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:21:51 GMT sangchenyeshe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2844 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2844 In the Buddha's teaching sexual addiction, like all addictions, would probably be classified as the fetter or hindrance of greed, which can be very disruptive Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:37:38 GMT James S http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2843 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buddhistsinrecovery/message/2843 I wrote this for the SLAA listserv, but after five days, the moderator hasn't approved it, so I thought I'd share it here and see what people's perspectives