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  Addiction as a Gift: Our Call to a Deep Spiritual Practice “I’m Tom, a grateful recovering addict.” I have identified myself in this way in meetings and conventions for over 40 years. My intention is to put a new … Continue reading →

CRP is very pleased to announce that Tom Catton is the new blogger on the Partnership at Drugfree.org. The link is to Tom’s first post.     The Partnership is excited to introduce our new blogger, Tom Catton. Tom has … Continue reading →

Early morning in the rainforest; I settle upon my meditation cushion lighting candles and sandalwood incense. Closing my eyes I see the flicker of candlelight, magnified as it bounces off crystals scattered about the room. As I notice the activity … Continue reading →

Restlessness is the ego’s attempt to detour the seeker from sitting and touching true nature. Countless times the practitioner sits upon their cushion and immediately an explosion of thoughts appear; our mind has unleashed every distraction to convince us to … Continue reading →

Some of us need to be backed up against the wall by one of life’s painful situations before we remember the Twelve Steps. But too often, when we are in pain, we may leap into the inventory process, writing furiously and hoping for promised relie… Continue reading →

These two words can be recalled by most; we’ve been hearing them from the time we could understand language. Reflecting back to early childhood and throughout schooldays, this spoken phrase stands out, and is also a favorite of the military, the … Continue reading →

Like the pursuit of education in any other sphere, my spiritual education has included many different classes and teachers. The apparent difference is that there will be no graduation day; the call for continuing education credits is ceaseless.
The way… Continue reading →

We experience thousands of uninvited thoughts per minute, accompanied by their sidekicks: emotions. Many people move through life in a state of feeling overwhelmed by these emotions, as if it’s an avalanche that is pouring over them. They beco… Continue reading →

Each morning, sitting upon my meditation cushion, I’m greeted by a sign that reads: Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God. The quest for joy and happiness is natural; we have just looked in all the wrong places.
My book The Mind… Continue reading →

A commonly asked question from people who are beginning meditation is, “how do I stop my thoughts?” My answer is you don’t, just simply observe and don’t ”attach.” The purpose of meditation is to bring us t… Continue reading →