Hi all. I work with people with drug addiction issues. It's a very complicated area, with many individual causes, and many routes to recovery. A large number of people do recover from their addiction issues, but it seems to be a chronically relapsing condition, and requires a change of life and life...

I will dedicate merit for you and your family fede.

Much metta, bukowski.

Hi Chris, all. :smile: I don't feel tension in modern Buddhism. However, i often feel tension within people. I think we are talking about the problematic behaviour of people here, rather than issues between differing schools. I think it's easy to use a school, a faith, a belief, a colour, a race etc...

Hi Retro. :D , (and Ben.) Nice place you have hear. I hope it's a huge success. As you know i'm a zen head, so i'm not sure how appropriate some of the discussion will be to my practice, but i will certainly drop by regularly. Nice to see two of the very best, most level headed and compassionate peo...