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WHY WE MEDITATE By the time we become willing to seek recovery, we have been running for a long time. Running toward pleasure to escape pain. Running to hide from our painful past. Running to avoid the fearful future. Trying to keep the good times rolling or the nightmares at bay.
We traded our hopes, our dreams, and our potential for relief, escape, and oblivion.
For the first time since we had become addicted, we found we could experience obsession and not give
There are many types of meditation, all with different objectives: transcendence, altered states, stress reduction, and more. However, all meditation is not equal when it comes to breaking free from addiction.
Hungry Ghosts United, we know craving as the driver of our addiction. We meditate to train our minds to not react to this craving. The Hungry Ghosts United meditations have been developed specifically to end all addictive forms of craving.
PART TWO Meditations for hungry ghosts
practiced regularly, mindfulness of breath meditation will give you a simple and effective way to deal with any fear or craving, no matter how intense or frequent.
We are not trying to control our mind, only our attention.
COMPASSION Escape from pain has been a driving force behind our addiction. We were told by our mentors and sponsors that to recover, we had to find a new way to handle the difficulties in our lives. The Buddha taught that if we can respond with compassion when experiencing pain, loss, or difficulty, we can stop causing ourselves suffering. To recover from addiction, we have had to learn how to face life as it is, pain and all. No more running from reality. By practicing compassion meditation, we will increase our ability to stay present in the midst of our own pain and the pain of others.
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Meditate and End Addiction With Hungry Ghosts United by Anonymous - HGU Books presents key insights from the contemplative tradition. The 9 passages above capture the essential teachings.
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Key Passages: Highlights 1, 3, and 9 are particularly representative.
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