Mindfulness and the 12 Steps

Living Recovery in the Present Moment

By: Therese Jacobs-Stewart

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In recent years, people of diverse social and religious backgrounds have embraced the Buddhist philosophy of mindfulness, or bringing one's awareness to focus on the present moment, to enrich their mental and spiritual lives. Through her experience as a counselor, a founding member of a Twelve Steps and mindfulness group, and a woman in recovery, Th‚rŠse Jacobs-Stewart discovered a number of parallels between the practice of mindfulness and that of working the Twelve Steps, from the idea of living 'one day at a time' to the emphasis on prayer and meditation.

Mindfulness and the 12 Steps provides those in recovery with a new resource and fresh perspective for developing their own spiritual path. While revisiting each of the Twelve Steps, readers explore the interplay of ideas between mindfulness and Twelve-step traditions and learn to incorporate mindfulness into their path toward lifelong sobriety. Reflections and questions for inquiry are complemented by stories from Buddhist teachers and members of her mindfulness recovery group, as well as by the author's personal story of recovery as a practicing Buddhist.

Mindfulness and the 12 Steps will help awaken new thinking and insights into what it means to live fully-body, mind, and spirit-in the here and now.

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"With the artistry of a memoirist, Therese Jacobs-Stewart draws on her personal story and an impressive range of knowledge in psychology, spirituality, and the Twelve Steps to show us the way out of the morass of pain and confusion that addiction creates. Mindfulness and the 12 Steps is moving and inspiring, full of practical guidance."
--Kevin Griffin, author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps and A Burning Desire: Dharma God and the Path of Recovery
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Non-Fiction Family & Health Coping with / Advice about Personal, Social & Health Topics Coping with Drug & Alcohol Abuse Religion & Beliefs Buddhism Buddhist Worship Buddhist Life & Practice Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Popular Psychology Advice on Careers & Achieving Success Mind, Body, Spirit

Thought and Practice Meditation and Visualisation

Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Joining the Great We	p. 1
Four Pure Insights	p. 4
Releasing the Delusion of Separateness	p. 6
Admitting Our Suffering, Opening to Community	p. 9
Entering the Field in the Fellowship of Others	p. 10
Mindfulness Practice for Step One: Resting in the Field of Awakened Ones	p. 11
Coming To	p. 15
Seeing Our Internal Response to Events	p. 17
Awakened Beings Are Just like You and Me	p. 20
Restored to Sanity by Touching Our "True Face"	p. 21
Accessing Our True Nature through a Still Mind	p. 22
Mindfulness Practice for Step Two: Prepare for Sitting	p. 24
Mindfulness Practice for Step Two: Breathing and Noting Meditation	p. 25
Taking Refuge	p. 27
Step Three as Taking Refuge in the "Three Gems"	p. 29
Taking Refuge in Awakening (Buddha)	p. 31
Taking Refuge in the Path of Mindfulness, Understanding, and Love (Dharma)	p. 34
Taking Refuge in Community (Sangha)	p. 36
Mindfulness Practice for Step Three: Three Refuges Prayer	p. 40
Entering the Green Dragon's Cave	p. 43
Three Sources of Shame	p. 45
Entering the Dragon's Cave-a Path beyond Shame	p. 48
Facing Our Ambivalence about Step Four	p. 49
The Eightfold Path as a Moral Inventory	p. 53
Mindfulness Practice for Step Four: Inventory of the Eight Gates	p. 55
Placing Ourselves in the Cradle of Kindness	p. 63
A Release from the Burden of Self	p. 65
Step Five as Loving Kindness	p. 67
Growing Loving Kindness through Meditation	p. 70
The Ancient Structure of Call-and-Response	p. 71
Mindfulness Practice for Step Five: Loving Kindness Meditation	p. 72
Turning Over a New Leaf	p. 77
Cutting through Confusion with Awareness	p. 78
Seeing the Anatomy of a Character Defect	p. 79
Defects as Delusions-the "Daughters of Mara"	p. 82
The Delusion of Skandha-Mara-a Distorted Sense of Self	p. 83
The Delusion of Klesfia-Mara-Unskillful Responses to Emotions	p. 84
The Delusion of Devaputra-Mara-Escaping into Pleasure	p. 87
The Delusion of Yama-Mara-Thinking We're in Control	p. 88
Recognizing Our Delusions	p. 89
Asking God to Remove Defects Starts with Mindfulness	p. 93
Mindfulness Practice for Step Six: How Does Mara Hook You?	p. 93
Vowing with the Help of All Beings	p. 97
Hitting the Pause Button	p. 98
Step Seven as Touching Our Buddha Nature	p. 99
The Power of Aspiration	p. 100
Aspiration and Determination Create Our Vow	p. 102
Releasing Shortcomings through Vows	p. 103
Examples of Vows	p. 104
Mindfulness Practice for Step Seven: Write a Personal Vow	p. 106
Finding Pearls in the Dust-Bin	p. 109
Seeing Our Shadow, Ending our Isolation	p. 111
Just the Right Amount of Remorse	p. 113
Starting with the Smallest Desire to Make Amends	p. 116
Making Direct Amends Wherever Possible	p. 118
Making Amends by Speaking Up	p. 120
Experiencing the Grace of Forgiveness	p. 121
Mindfulness Practice for Steps Eight and Nine	p. 122
Standing on the Ground of Our Deeds	p. 125
Three Times to Reflect on Our Actions	p. 126
Taking an Evening Inventory with Naikan Practice	p. 132
Mindfulness Practice for Step Ten: Taking a Naikan Inventory	p. 139
Making Conscious Contact	p. 143
Breathing into Prayer and Meditation	p. 145
Going against the Grain of Unmindful Living	p. 146
Watering the Seeds of Our Buddha Nature	p. 147
Living from a Full Cup	p. 148
No Striving-Just Sit	p. 152
Conscious Contact Lets Our True Self Emerge	p. 153
Mindfulness Practice for Step Eleven	p. 155
Remembering Our True Face	p. 163
Awakening the Mind of Love	p. 164
Two Levels of Bodhichitta	p. 166
Awakening in the Space between Thoughts	p. 167
Notes	p. 171
About the Author	p. 183
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