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The Zen of Recovery
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LENGTH8 hrs and 12 mins
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RELEASE DATE11-15-12
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Zen mind connects to the heart of recovery in this compelling blend of East and West. Courageously drawing from his lifetime of experience as an abused child, alcoholic, Zen student, and dharma teacher, author Mel Ash gives listeners a solid grounding in the Twelve Steps and the Eightfold Path and shows their useful similarities for those in recovery.
©1993 Mel Ash (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
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A Grega Scranton, PA United States 03-21-13 Member Since 2011word infatuated artist/writer seeking transcendence & transformation through story
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"Useful bridge in early recovery"
Where does The Zen of Recovery rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?This is a very specific book I wouldn't recommend to anyone not actively attending 12-step meetings who doesn't already have some knowledge of Buddhist practice and teachings. If you do have these two qualifications, the book can be immensely helpful in helping you process the steps and make working them part of your daily practice.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?I appreciated Mel's anecdotes and examples and would have happily listened to more of them. The author has a wonderfully casual sense of humor that helps remove the pressure from what can feel like very serious work.
Which character – as performed by Kevin Young – was your favorite?The narrator spoke for the author with complete authority. His performance is so natural, it's easy to forget the voice you are hearing is not that of Mel Ash.
What insight do you think you’ll apply from The Zen of Recovery?I did not actively try to assimilate the book but let it wash over me and seep into my subconscious. One thing perhaps is the sense that a higher power can be anything or anyone as long as it is beyond you, that is outside of you. After watching Pride and Prejudice recently, I decided my higher power looks like Laurence Olivier's Darcy in the sense that if Larry were to turn his eyes upon you and look directly at you, it would feel like what it must feel like to have God look at you. This heart pounding exhilaration and all consuming warm glow. Silly, maybe, but its nice to have the visual image and this little joke to pull out my pocket when the idea of God seems too intangible to apply to everyday life.
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