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Darren Littlejohn is a recovering addict and a practitioner of Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, as well as a former mental health specialist. He earned a BA in Psych in 1991 and worked in chemical dependency and acute psychiatric care facilities during college. Darren took 2 years of graduate school and earned All But Thesis of a Masters degree in Research Methods for Psychology. He has been a Buddhist practitioner since the mid 80s.

A spiritual crisis led to a relapse in 1994 with 10 years of sobriety. After regaining sobriety in 1997, Darren worked on recovery with a new zeal, incorporating many years of psychotherapy, 12-Step work, Zen and Tibetan Buddhist practices. While relapse with long-term sobriety is common, returning for a sustained dura ...more

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	The 12-Step Buddhist: Enhance Recovery from Any Addiction 3.95 avg rating — 464 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Power of Vow 3.62 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perfect Practice: How Everyone Can Use Buddhist and Recovery Tools for Greater Happiness 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Gain Nothing from Buddhist Practice really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yoga of Letting Go: How to heal yourself from grief and loss and find recovery from traumatic relationships (The Yoga of Transformation Book 2) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yoga of Self Compassion: How to practice self acceptance and learn to love yourself (The Yoga of Transformation Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Compassionate Recovery: Mindful Healing for Trauma and Addictions 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Becoming Enlightened

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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

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Luminous Essence: A Guide to the Guhyagarbha Tantra

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“The non-believer should still be able to understand the principle and benefit of compassion and human affection. These are basic to the human experience. Compassion came first. Religions came later. So it’s entirely irrelevant if we happen to consider ourselves religious or not when it comes to compassion.”
― Darren Littlejohn, The Power of Vow

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“We take the responsibility for our own enlightenment. We can pray for some help, and we may get it. But the work is ours to do.”
― Darren Littlejohn, The Power of Vow

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“In the Tibetan systems we are taught to develop what’s called bodhicitta, or compassion, for all beings with the same quality that a mother would have for their only child. When we think of Ellis’ Unconditional Self-Acceptance, we really need to get our Zen on to apply that quality of love to ourselves.”
― Darren Littlejohn, The Yoga of Self Compassion: How to practice self acceptance and learn to love yourself

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