Kevin Griffin: Dharma and Recovery

August 4, 2026 Thought versus Proliferation

Distinguishing ordinary passing thoughts from the ones that sweep us away in meditation. How to work with the proliferating thoughts.

July 28, 2026 The Obstruction of Self

How self-consciousness gets in the way of being present and enjoying life.

July 21, 2026 The Mirror of the Hindrances

Looking at the simile of the bowl of water and the five hindrances.

July 7, 2026 The Dart

Exploring the classic sutta The Dart which tells how aversion increases the suffering of our pain.

June 30, 2026 Meditation for Recovery

Talking about what the connections are between Buddhism and recovery and the role of meditation in that connection.

June 16, 2026 Entering Your Own Mind on Retreat

As I leave for a weeklong self-retreat, I talk about the fear of being with my own mind.

June 9, 2026 The Dharma of Pain

Looking deeply at how physical pain connects with impermanence and not self.

June 2, 2026 Insistent Visitors

Reading from Jack Kornfield’s “A Path with Heart” on working with difficult emotions.

May 26, 2026 Chasing Comfort

How throughout our days and lives we seek pleasure and comfort. Working to develop equanimity around the changes experiences of mind and body.

May 19, 2026 Two Kinds of Thought

Exploring the sutta “Two Kinds of Thoughts” (Majjhima Nikaya 19) which talks about letting go of unwholesome and cultivating wholesome thinking.

May 12, 2026 Working with Thoughts

Drawing from Ajahn Pasanno’s “Abundant, Exalted, Immeasurable,” to explore how we work with thoughts in meditation.

May 5, 2026 Breathing with Energy

Using the breath to modulate the nervous system. This is how we work with emotions and moods in meditation.

April 14, 2026 Body Mirrors Mind

Exploring what makes Dharma a unique way of working with recovery.

April 7, 2026 Comparing Mind

Drawing from Ajahn Pasanno’s book “abundant, exalted, immeasurable.” To skip the guided meditation, scroll ahead about 20 minutes.

March 30, 2026 The Body Mirrors the Mind

Exploring Ajahn Pasanno’s comment that we can sense mental activity more easily through mindfulness of the body.

March 24, 2026 What Are Thoughts?

Exploring the non-verbal quality of thoughts, and the intention behind them.

March 10, 2026 Rapture in Meditation and Recovery

Exploring the uplifting energy of mindful breathing. Note: this episode has no guided meditation.

What We Resist Persists

March 3, 2026 Learning to be with the difficult without reactivity.

Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness

Feb 17, 2026 The developmental process from the five hindrances, to the Seven Factors of Awakening, to the Four Noble Truths.

Precepts and Boundaries in Recovery

Feb 10, 2026, Reading from Ajahn Amaro on the protection of sila and sobriety.