August 11, 2026, exploring the Korean Zen saying “Don’t know,” which challenges us to examine our beliefs.

Kevin Griffin: Dharma and Recovery

Don't Know

Using the Daily Contemplations as a frame for exploring control and the lack of control. The challenge of Right Effort.

October 13, 2026 Powerlessness and Agency

Exploring the challenge of finding our own way on the path.

October 6, 2026 How Do We Practice?

Exploring the role of concentration in meditation and its relationship to the other factors of the Eightfold Path.

September 29, 2026 Concentration and Insight

September 22, 2026 Loving Kindness Toward Oneself

Responding to a question about difficult feelings.

September 15, 2026 Unsettling Emotions in Meditation

Bringing kindness to anxiety and fear. This includes trust in ourselves and in the Dharma.

September 9, 2026 Love and Fear

Walt discusses “the pleasure of non-reactivity.”

September 1, 2026 Walt Opie on Joy in Recovery

Looking at how the Four Noble Truths outline the process by which suffering arises and ceases.

August 25, 2026 Four Noble Truths and Causality

Exploring difficult experiences in meditation.

August 18, 2026 Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness

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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, the West Coast’s leading Buddhist retreat center.  

He has been featured in such Buddhist publications as Tricycle Magazine and Inquiring Mind, the Journal of Vipassana Meditation. He has appeared on Krista Tippett’s public radio show, “Speaking of Faith” (now “On Being”), and been a guest on many popular podcasts.

Kevin is steeped in the early Buddhist teachings of the Theravadan tradition. His book Living Kindness: Buddhist Teachings for a Troubled Mind is a deeply personal exploration of the Buddha’s discourses on loving-kindness and compassion through the suttas of the Pali Canon.

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Kevin Griffin: Dharma and Recovery

More episodes from "Kevin Griffin: Dharma and Recovery"

October 13, 2026 Powerlessness and Agency

October 6, 2026 How Do We Practice?

September 29, 2026 Concentration and Insight

September 22, 2026 Loving Kindness Toward Oneself

September 15, 2026 Unsettling Emotions in Meditation

September 9, 2026 Love and Fear

September 1, 2026 Walt Opie on Joy in Recovery

August 25, 2026 Four Noble Truths and Causality

August 18, 2026 Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness

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