The Edge of the Wild Buddhist practice is not about forcing ourselves to be natural. It is about being ourselves. When we take the vows of refuge, we are also pledging to find the refuge that exists within our own lives. This taking of refuge is not some kind of evasion or escape, but is... Continue Reading →
Making a killing, Carl Elliot’s piece in Mother Jones — a death at the hands of a pharmaceutical drug trial
Here are excerpts of two of the many articles covering the Mother Jones piece by Carl Elliot. You can get access to it here. I found it very hard to view and so I've not read the whole thing. I've been familiar with this story about Mary Weiss and her son for a long time... Continue Reading →
Positives About Withdrawal
by Bliss Johns It is good to keep remembering that every symptom is evidence that your nervous system is healing. It is readjusting to being fully functional without the drug. You are going through this to get to that place of full recovery. Symptoms are symbolic of the recovery process. If you have not been able to work, it allows you to get a well-deserved break from the rat-race. You get an opportunity to re-evaluate your work aspirations and even make plans for a career change post-recovery, if that is what you have decided you want.
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