Buddhist Recovery Toronto

Buddhist Recovery Toronto A Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from addiction of all kinds. All are welcome! Online & in person We believe that’s what the Dharma teaches us.

Recovery Dharma is a peer-led, grass-roots, democratically-structured organization. Our mission is to support individuals on their path of recovery from addiction using Buddhist practices and principles. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom. Our program is based on the idea that every one of us is our own guide in recovery from addiction, with the help and understanding of our wise friends and sangha (community). So it’s with great joy and excitement that we come together to build this recovery community and support structure, informed by the spirit of democracy. We believe that the organization should focus on providing resources to local sanghas who wish to use Buddhist practices and principles for recovery. We believe that each of us must determine our path and practice for ourselves with the support of both local and global communities. There are many texts and teachers in the Buddhist tradition, and many opportunities to learn. Recovery Dharma is based on the idea of choice: that groups and individuals within those groups should be encouraged to explore, to learn, and to understand, following their own path and their own needs. We accept and honor the fact that there are many possible roads to the wise understanding and effort that are part of this practice. We are here to support that exploration, not to limit it. Our VIRTUAL meetings are:
Wednesday 3 Jewels
Time: 6:00 PM ET

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Sunday 3 Jewels
Time: 11:00 AM ET

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There is an in-person Refuge Recovery meeting at the Shambhala Centre at 8:15 PM ET on Tuesdays. You can find out more here: https://toronto.shambhala.org/programs/monthly-calendar/

Not too far outside of Toronto and worth checking out!
10/26/2025

Not too far outside of Toronto and worth checking out!

A Thich Nhat Hanh meditation card that resonated today.
03/26/2025

A Thich Nhat Hanh meditation card that resonated today.

02/03/2025
Went to the Buddhist gardens that are in between Toronto and Peterborough. Still very much under construction but lots o...
10/07/2024

Went to the Buddhist gardens that are in between Toronto and Peterborough. Still very much under construction but lots of beauty to be appreciated. This was an enormous statue of Guan Yin!

Up to date meeting info: Our VIRTUAL meetings are:Wednesday 3 JewelsTime: 6:00 PM ETJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoo...
08/19/2024

Up to date meeting info:
Our VIRTUAL meetings are:
Wednesday 3 Jewels
Time: 6:00 PM ET

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3807892339?pwd=cEhtVVNHNUdVcGNQY1hrdFQrZlpGdz09
Password: 123456

Sunday 3 Jewels
Time: 11:00 AM ET

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3807892339?pwd=cEhtVVNHNUdVcGNQY1hrdFQrZlpGdz09
Password: 123456

There is an in-person Refuge Recovery meeting at the Shambhala Centre at 8:15 PM ET on Tuesdays. You can find out more here: https://toronto.shambhala.org/programs/monthly-calendar/

The two darts of suffering
02/12/2024

The two darts of suffering

Join us next Sunday!
01/29/2024

Join us next Sunday!

In 3 Jewels Recovery, we use the Buddhist principles of mindfulness, compassion, and ethical action to heal the sufferin...
10/05/2023

In 3 Jewels Recovery, we use the Buddhist principles of mindfulness, compassion, and ethical action to heal the suffering that addiction has caused in our lives and the lives of others. These principles have been developed and taught across Asia over 2,600 years, from India to Japan, coming to North America within the last two centuries. We acknowledge and give thanks to the Theravada (tare-a-vada), Mahayana (ma-hah-yawn-a), and Vajrayana (vaj-rah-yawn-a) lineages that inform the teachings and tools we access in this meeting. We centre our recovery within the 3 jewels of Buddhism: the potential to lessen our suffering (the Buddha) , the teachings that show us how (the Dharma) , and the community who supports us through it (the Sangha). This approach understands that people are most empowered to lessen the suffering of addiction when given tools and resources within a community of mutual support. We respect both an abstinence and harm reduction approach to recovery, and honour the traditions and philosophies that form the individual paths of group participants. We emphasize the importance of spiritual care in recovery, and foster this through meditation, readings, and reflections. We believe in engaged action that takes skillfulness beyond our own liberation toward justice for all people and for the environment.

Phot by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash

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708 Ski Hill Road
Toronto, ON

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Tuesday 9am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 9am - 7pm

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