Kevin Griffin

This week on The One You Feed we have Kevin Griffin.Kevin Griffin is a Buddhist author, teacher, and innovator in the field of addiction treatment. The insight and intimacy of his teaching have made him a leader in the mindful recovery movement.He is the author of the classic, One Breath at a Time, which is one of the first books about blending mindfulness and 12 step recovery. He recently released a workbook based on those teachings . His most recent book, A Burning Desire: Dharma God and The Path of Recovery, deals with the concept of a higher power through a Buddhist lens.In This Interview Kevin and I discuss...The One You Feed parable.How what we think about becomes who we are.If you want to be loving think loving thoughts.How the Buddha applied a penetrating intellect.What the 5 Precepts are and how they apply in our lives.Why spirituality is not anti-intellectual.How recovery is a behavioral approach and meditation is a more cognitive approach.A passable definition of spiritualityHow we all know that happiness doesn't come from thingsHow we don't live according to our beliefs.What the root of mindfulness is.Limiting beliefs.Cause and Effect.Kevin Griffin LinksKevin Griffin HomepageOne Breath at a TimeBuddhism and the Twelve Steps: A Recovery Workbook for Individuals and GroupsA Burning Desire: Dharma God and the Path of RecoveryKevin's musical album: Laughing BuddhaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices