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21 " Renunciation is a commitment to let go of the things that create suffering. It is founded on the intention to stop hurting ourselves and others. "
― Noah Levine , Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction
22 " Mindfulness is defined as nonjudgmental, investigative, kind, and responsive awareness. This sort of awareness takes intentional training of the mind. "
23 " As we walk the path of Refuge Recovery, we gradually uncover a loving heart. "
24 " Everything is impermanent—every pleasure, every pain, every body. But the survival instincts crave permanence and control. The body wants pleasure to stay forever and pain to go away forever. "