Perfect Practice: How Everyone Can Use Buddhist and Recovery Tools for Greater Happiness

by Darren Littlejohn

Using ancient texts and modern wisdom, Darren Littlejohn, author of the 12-Step Buddhist, has created a simple system of practices that can be used by anyone. Whether or not you’re Buddhist or an addict, these methods will work for you-if you work them! With these integrated practices, one can achieve true happiness, emotional stability and better relationships. This eBook is written in simple language with easy to follow instructions. No prior experience with spiritual teachings or recovery is necessary. Those with prior experience with Buddhism, meditation, recovery will find that these practices have infinite possibilities.

Genres: Buddhism

62 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 24, 2012

About the author

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 duration is extremely rare. Darren's program, which became the basis for the book the 12-Step Buddhist, is an integrated approach that is hard one over a span of more than twenty years.

Darren, a jazz guitarist and dog lover, now lives in San Diego, with his wife and dog. Hes been involved with many community projects, including the fight against smoking, creating dog parks, community television and a spiritually driven jazz program.

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