Kevin Griffin

Kevin Griffin: Dharma and Recovery

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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...

Author

Kevin Griffin

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Religion

Podcast website

kevingriffin.net

Latest episode

Apr 10, 2026

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Episodes

Mindfulness and Not-Self 26.09.2025

9/16/2025 Connecting Buddhist mindfulness practices with understanding not-self.

Working with Energy in the Body 26.09.2025

Tips for mindful meditation to reduce stress and manage emotions.

Form and Formlessness 28.06.2025

Discussing styles of meditation, then talking about how to hold past regrets.

Long Enduring Mind 28.06.2025

Talking about how Ajahn Pasanno responds to questions about high states and enlightenment. Keeping it simple and down to earth.

Forty Years Sober 28.06.2025

Reflecting on the stages and lessons of forty years of sobriety.

What Is Mindfulness? 28.06.2025

Reflecting on separating mindfulness from the larger Dharma. The importance of an integrated practice, including morality, wisdom, and mind training. Viewing the practice as a long term training rather than a fix.

Craving, Addiction, and Letting Go 28.06.2025

April 29, 2025. Reading from my own work in progress, “Let It Go,”, referencing Judson Brewer’s “Craving Mind”, and Christina Grof’s” Thirst for Wholeness.”

April 15, 2025 Working with Thoughts 25.04.2025

Strategies for sustaining focus in meditation.

April 8, 2025 Factors of Concentration 25.04.2025

Right Concentration and the five factors of absorption.

April 1, 2025 Getting Started with Meditation 25.04.2025

Exploring the challenges of learning meditation.

March 25, 2025 Right Effort 25.04.2025

Two teachings on effort: the Four Great Efforts and the simile of tuning the lute.

3/18/2025 Our Constructed Reality 23.03.2025

The moments that remind us that our memories and view of the world are a construction. At times we discover an alternative version of events.

3/4/2025 Letting Go 23.03.2025

Exploring the life and journey of the Buddha as a series of choices to let go.

2/25/2025 Self-Retreat and the Signless Element 23.03.2025

In the midst of a self-retreat, I talk about my practice.

2/18/2025 Sitting with Discomfort 23.03.2025

Group Discussion.

2/11/2025 Still Flowing Water 23.03.2025

Reflecting on finding stillness in the mind without efforting.

Feb. 4 2025 Powerless 23.03.2025

Making the connections between the 12 Step idea of Powerlessness and Buddhist teachings on impermanence and agency.

Jan 28, 2025 Compassion in a Troubled World 04.02.2025

Compassion and Loving Kindness as an antidote to current world affairs. Referencing my book “Living Kindness.”

Jan 21, 2025 Stages of Mindfulness 04.02.2025

Drawing from Ajahn Pasanno’s “Nourishing the Roots.”

Jan 14, 2025 One Breath at a Time 04.02.2025

I tell the story of how I came to write my first book.

Jan 7, 2025, Varieties of Karma 04.02.2025

Not all karma is personal. The weather, biology, physics and more are impersonal. And we are not responsible for other people’s karma.

Dec 31, 2024 Sila, the Wholesome 04.02.2025

Reflecting on Hiri and Ottappa, the inner guides for ethical living. Drawing from Ajahn Pasanno’s “Nourishing the Roots.”

Craving and the Holidays 04.02.2025

The holidays are a time of high-risk for addicts to relapse. This is an important time to stay close to your recovery community and committed to your recovery program.

Our Relationship to Thoughts 04.02.2025

“Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind” – let the thoughts come and let them go. Don’t get into a conflict with thoughts, don’t analyze, don’t try to figure out. Let them be.

Working with Feelings 04.02.2025

Reading from “Why We Meditate” by Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Daniel Goleman

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