Judith Ragir Zen Priest – 12-Step Audio Lectures
These lectures were recorded at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center in an effort to bring together 12-Step recovery work, Buddhism and meditation. My mission, as stated often in the lectures or at the beginning of the meeting is:
1) To help people understand how to meditate, encourage daily meditation and give support for sustaining a practice once established.
2) To help make the translation from a mainly Christian-based language in the 12-Steps to the
non-theistic language of Buddhism. The main principle of Buddhism are interwoven and mirrored in the Steps. We can discern and explore where specific Buddhist practices fall into the organization of the Steps.
For thirty years, I have practiced Buddhism and the
12-Steps, side-by-side, with profound results. Each community could learn from one another. From my point of view, American Buddhists can enrich their understanding of sangha and the dismantling of destructive patterns from Steps 4 through 9 as practiced in Recovery.
The Recovery community can learn much from mindfulness practice and meditation that is such a rich treasure in Buddhism. Combined, they provide an unshakable transformative process for us all.
Listen to all audio lectures here: http://www.judithragir.org/12_step_lectures.htm
