Brief description:
Noah Levine, M.A., has been using Buddhist practices to recover from addiction since 1988. He is the founding teacher of Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society.
Review Quotes:
"This honest, page-turning confession is also a measure of the adaptability and usefulness of the Asian tradition of Buddhism for the young and restless of contemporary America." -- Publishers Weekly
"Fierce and disarming in its honesty, raw and true in its expression...This is not your average spiritual autobiography!" -- Norman Fischer, Zen priest and poet, and founder of the Everyday Zen Foundation
"An entry point for many others into a potentially life-saving practice...an empathic and moving offering." -- Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living and Wherever You Go, There You Are
"Honesty and wildness that become transformed and inspiring." -- Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart
"This book is a great success story that shows that violence, negativity and self destruction doesn't accomplish anything." -- Mike Ness, lead singer of Social Distortion
"Noah takes us through his own personal genocide in this honest and at times unbearably painful account of his journey." -- Sothira, lead singer of Crucifix/Proudflesh
"Levine has a gift for plunging readers into the belly of his experience." -- Tricycle magazine