The First Noble Truth (Life is suffering) and The Two Truths (Relative and absolute). How can we really practice this within our own life circumstances without bypassing how it really is?

Answering email from readers and listeners on the path. Can I be Buddhist and still be true to the 12-Step program?

Photo credit: Scott Diamon, Tenerife Island, Spain

Spiritual Bypassing defined and discussed in and out of the context of recovery. From the book, Spiritual Bypassing by Robert Augustus Masters Ph.d.

New definitions of addiction, discussion of trauma and its role in addiction, The Funnel and places to connect online. The book I read from at the beginning is

The 12-Step Buddhist podcast resumes with a discussion of The Power of Vow, shadow work and esoterics.

Larry Christensen, Ph.D. on Zen, psychotherapy and recovery. Larry spoke at the 12-Step Buddhist Group in Portland, OR on June 28th, 2010

Thanks to Clay Giberson for the podcast music.

Darren Littlejohn interviews author and yoga teacher Darren Main of San Francisco. Topics include how to use yoga as part of recovery, ethical considerations, the "guru complex" and integration.

Thanks to Clay Giberson for the 12-Step Buddhist podcast theme.