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The Zen Way of Recovery
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The Zen Way of Recovery
A Compassionate Buddhist Approach to Healing from Addiction
Author: Laura Burges
About the Book
In The Zen Way of Recovery, Zen teacher Laura Burges offers a compassionate and deeply practical guide for anyone walking the path of recovery from addiction or addictive behaviors. Blending Buddhist wisdom with her own story of sobriety, Burges illuminates how the teachings of Zen — particularly the Eight Awarenesses of the Awakened Being, the Six Paramitas, and the writings of Dogen Zenji — can support healing, self-compassion, and long-term recovery.
Written with warmth, honesty, and a sense of humor born from lived experience, this book bridges the spiritual discipline of Zen and the fellowship and courage of recovery programs. Burges demonstrates that recovery and awakening are not two paths but one: a daily practice of awareness, acceptance, and loving connection with others.
Whether you’re in a 12-step program, exploring Buddhist practice for the first time, or seeking a grounded spiritual supplement to your recovery, The Zen Way of Recovery offers wisdom that is both ancient and freshly alive.
🌿 What You’ll Learn
- How Zen principles and recovery programs can beautifully reinforce one another
- The role of mindfulness, meditation (zazen), and compassion in maintaining sobriety
- How to work with craving, shame, and relapse through awareness instead of judgment
- Ways to set up a simple home altar and begin a daily meditation practice
- Reflections, journaling prompts, and meditations to bring Zen wisdom into everyday recovery
- How recommitting “again and again” to recovery mirrors the heart of Buddhist practice
💬 Praise for The Zen Way of Recovery
“Written in a uniquely feminine voice that is supportive, authoritative, and caring… mandates recovery as a prerequisite for genuine spiritual insight.”
— Sylvia Boorstein, cofounder, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
“A cornerstone of the Buddhist recovery community for many years to come. Laura’s generosity, wisdom, and elegant writing shine.”
— Kevin Griffin, author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps
“A Dharma book full of humor, heart, and honesty. Burges skillfully reveals the power to transform addiction through the interfusion of Zen practice and recovery practice.”
— Eijun Linda Cutts, Senior Dharma Teacher, San Francisco Zen Center
“An excellent book that will be of help to many… Burges writes with humility and compassion and never minimizes the difficulties we face as human beings prone to suffer.”
— Dr. Fred Luskin, Director, Stanford Forgiveness Projects
“If you are in recovery and seeking to explore a more structured spiritual path, I can think of no more trustworthy guide than Zen teacher Laura Burges.”
— Katy Butler, author of The Art of Dying Well
🕉️ Core Teachings
- Addiction is a form of suffering that can become the gateway to awakening.
- Recovery is an ongoing spiritual practice, not a fixed state of perfection.
- Mindfulness and compassion reveal the wisdom within even our most painful experiences.
- Community (sangha) and humility are essential to healing.
- Sobriety and serenity emerge naturally through awareness, not willpower.
🌸 Why You’ll Love It
- Gentle yet profound: A nurturing voice that combines personal honesty with spiritual insight.
- Practical and grounded: Includes step-by-step practices, meditations, and journaling prompts.
- Interfaith and inclusive: Perfect for readers from any recovery background or faith tradition.
- Authentic and relatable: Written by a teacher who has lived both Zen practice and recovery.
✍️ About the Author
Ryūko Laura Burges is a lay-entrusted dharma teacher in the Soto Zen tradition, a longtime educator, and a person in long-term recovery. She received monastic training at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the first Zen monastery in the United States.
Burges co-founded the Sangha in Recovery Program at the San Francisco Zen Center, teaches throughout Northern California, and is the abiding teacher at the Lenox House Meditation Group in Oakland. She is also the author of Buddhist Stories for Kids: Jataka Tales of Kindness, Friendship, and Forgiveness.
Known for her gentle humor, warmth, and clarity, Burges continues to mentor teachers and bring mindfulness into classrooms and recovery spaces alike.
Category: Spiritual Growth • Buddhism • Addiction Recovery • Mindfulness
Tone: Compassionate • Honest • Encouraging • Practical
Perfect For:
- Individuals in recovery seeking a Buddhist perspective on healing
- 12-step participants interested in meditation and mindfulness
- Zen students exploring sobriety as part of their path
- Therapists, sponsors, or spiritual counselors supporting others in recovery
“Recovery and awakening arise from the same root — the willingness to see clearly, to let go, and to begin again, one breath, one day, one moment at a time.”
— Laura Burges, The Zen Way of Recovery
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