Enough! is a hands-on guide to help put an end to the patterns that sabotage the potential for a true and satisfying happiness. All of us are caught up in addictions--big or small. Enough! presents a practical path that releases us from the grip of negative habits and addictions that block a full and meaningful life.
We can learn how to undo our habits and addictions, but to do this we have to first find their triggers. With the right techniques we can disarm them and learn more effective ways for dealing with the pain that so often underlies our problem-causing behaviors. Without the support of effective methods we are likely to return to our addictions when pain and painful issues arise. Chonyi Taylor helps us break through that cycle, reconnect with ourselves and others, and feel more centered in our spiritual awareness.

Enough!: A Buddhist Approach to Finding Release from Addictive Patterns, Chonyi Taylor, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 181 pages, $16.95

Ch�nyi Taylor (Dr. Diana Taylor) was ordained as a Buddhist nun by the Dalai Lama in 1995. Active in the worlds of both Buddhism and Western psychology, she teaches Buddhism and participates in interfaith conferences and workshops for psychologists and health professionals. She is currently a lecturer and supervisor in the Graduate Diploma Program in Buddhism and Psychotherapy for the Australian Association of Buddhist Counselors and Psychotherapists, and is an honorary lecturer in Psychological Medicine at Sydney University.

	Contents: enough! A Buddhist Approach to Finding Release from Addictive Patterns
	List of Meditations	viii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	1
	Why Bother?	3
	I've Tried Before, But I Fall Back	4
	What is Addiction?	4
	The Definition	9
	So What Can We Do?	9
	Why Equanimity	10
	Learning to Control Compulsions	11
	Addictions and Drug Dependencies	12
	A Balanced Plan for Undermining and Removing Addictions	13
1.	How We Can Change the Compulsive Mind:
	Habits and Meditation	19
	Finding Inspiration to Change	20
	Habits and Change	23
	Motivation, Repetition, and Reward	24
	Mindfulness, Introspection, and Equanimity	25
	Some Practical Guidelines for Meditation	28
2.	What Can Be Done Right Now?	35
	Emergency Actions: Fleeing or Freezing	36
	Breathing and Relaxing Exercises	37
	Mental Spa Baths	40
	Moving Ahead	41
3.	Freedom from Acting Compulsively:
	Working with the Mind	43
	What Is the Mind?	44
	More on Equanimity	45
	Developing Awareness and Equanimity Through Meditation	47
	Myths and Realities about Happiness and Pleasure	58
4.	Finding Triggers and Choosing to Change	61
	How Does Something Come to Be a Trigger?
	Emotions and Habits	62
	Freedom to Choose	68
	Exaggeration and Pain	71
5.	Exaggeration, Denial, and Pain	73
	Loaded Emotions and Exaggerations	74
	Emotions and Desires	77
	Confidence Comes from Having a Little Wisdom:
	Separating Good Feedback from Bad	82
6.	Making Choices and Managing Pain	85
	Freedom from Pain and the Fear of Pain	86
	Accept Pain or get Relief?	89
	Moving Towards Pain	95
	Making Choices and Building Self-Confidence	99
7.	Cleaning Out Rubbish: Forgiveness	105
	Forgiving and Being Forgiven: The Story of Carri	106
	Forgiving Ourselves	111
	Panning for Gold	115
	Our Addiction is Part of the Solution	122
8.	What is the Point in Saying "Enough!"?	125
	Freedom from the Isolation of an Addiction:
	Tools for Reconnecting	126
	Values and Happiness:
	The Sixteen Guidelines for a Happy Life	129
	Tools for How We Think:
	Humility, Patience, Contentment, Delight	130
	Tools for How We Act:
	Kindness, Honesty, Generosity, Right Speech	132
	Tools for How We Relate to Others:
	Respect, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Loyalty	136
	Tools for Finding Meaning:
	Principles, Aspiration, Service, Courage	143
	Freedom to be Happy	148
9.	Looking Ahead: Wisdom, Compassion, and Happiness	153
	How to Develop Wisdom-Love: Introducing Bodhichitta	154
	Putting It All Together	162
	Wisdom	163
	Wise Compassion	165
	Lasting Happiness	166
	Appendices
	Appendix 1: Explanation for Professionals	167
	Appendix 2: The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous	171
	Appendix 3: The Buddhist Eightfold Noble Path as Described in Workshops on Addiction	172
	Appendix 4: Some Useful Websites	174
	Notes	175
	Bibliography	177
	Index	180