mindfulness and addiction

“Blessed is the man who knows his own weakness” — Isaac of Nineveh

Isaac of Nineveh, who is also known as Abba Isaac and as Saint Isaac the Syrian, was an important figure…

March 1, 2023

Staging a Coup Against Social Media Addiction (The Social Media Sutra, Part 5)

In a series of six posts (here are links to the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part…

May 3, 2021

Turn Toward Your Pain (The Social Media Sutra, Part 4)

In a series of six posts (here’s a link to the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part…

February 3, 2021

Just turn away… (The Social Media Sutra, Part 3)

In a series of six posts I explain, using teachings from the early Buddhist scriptures, how we can free ourselves…

December 3, 2020

“Trust in the Dharma”

At one of the online meditation sessions the other day we were talking about the powerful attraction of social media.…

August 6, 2020

Look at the Drawbacks (The Social Media Sutra, Part 2)

In a series of posts I explain, using teachings from the early Buddhist scriptures, how we can free ourselves from…

January 13, 2020

Help during the holiday season

Struggling over the holiday period? Or are you just struggling period? Recovery doesn't have to be a struggle. So why…

December 24, 2019

Pivot toward the skillful (The Social Media Sutra, Part 1)

Background In a series of six posts (here are links to the Introduction,  Part 2,  Part 3, Part 4, and…

December 5, 2019

Mindful tools for overcoming social media addiction (The Social Media Sutra, Introduction)

Introduction In late 2019 I recorded a series of talks for "Tricycle" magazine. These discussed how tools from the Buddhist…

November 6, 2019

Is there an Opiate Crisis? or is it just one crisis after another?

Hi there, apologies for not being so regular. I'm making a commitment to tune back in once a month. In…

April 2, 2019