Resources

Plum Village Zen

Buddhist Recovery

Recommended Reading

Thich Nhat Hanh - selected readings from a wealth of published teachings

Be Free Where You Are - recipes for mindfulness in everyday life

The Heart of Buddha’s Teachings - an overview of core teachings

Breathe! You Are Alive: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing - Anapanasati Sutra

Healing and Transformation: Sutra on The Four Establishments of Mindfulness

Old Path, White Cloud - a biography of the Buddha with all the central teachings

Present Moment, Wonderful Moment - mindfulness verses (gathas) for daily living

 

Plum Village Monastics and Lay Dharma Teachers

Nothing To It, Ten Ways to Be at Home With Yourself by Brother Phap Hai

The Eight Realizations of Great Beings by Bother Phap Hai

Mindfulness as Medicine by Sister Dang Nghiem (and other titles)

Be Like a Tree by Venerable Thích Phước Tịnh

Love’s Garden: A Guide to Mindful Relationships by Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward and Dr. Larry Ward

UnshakeableTrauma-Informed Mindfulness for Collective Awakening by Jo-Ann Rosen 

The Buddha in Jail by Coung Lu (and other titles)

Buddhist Recovery and Other Inspirations

One Breath at A Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps and all titles by Kevin Griffin

Mindfulness and the 12 Steps by Therese Jacobs-Stewart

The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life by John Bruna

The Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery: The Essence of Mindfulness by John Bruna

Guided Meditations, Explorations, and Healings by Stephen Levine

A Gradual Awakening and other titles by Stephen Levine

At Hell’s Gate: A Soldier’s Journey from War to Peace by Claude Anshin Thomas

The Zen Way of Recovery: An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction by Laura Burges

Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart: A Commentary on the Sutra that Vimalakirti Speaks by Joan Sutherland

The Issue at Hand - essays on mindfulness by Gil Fronsdale (free download)

Pete Links

Ahh and Awe - The Living Clean Podcast with Pete

From Addiction to Freedom: a story of healing - an Evermind Media video with Pete

Peter Kuhn Lamp Transmission Ceremony - filmed by the Plum Village monastics, March, 2025

The Abundant Life of Peter Kuhn - San Diego Reader article by Robert Bush

Dependent Origination - PeterKuhnMusic.com