The Mindful Addict

Tom Catton

• Publisher: Central Recovery Press
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9780981848273
• eBook ISBN: 9781936290444
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies
• Index: Social Sciences

The enlightening and worldly journeys of a once hopeless addict whose life was profoundly changed after a chance meeting with a nomadic spiritual healer.

In the mid-sixties, TomCatton searched for meaning by experimenting with pot, LSD, and other drugs popular then—but instead of the spiritual connection he sought, Catton found himself hooked in the web of addiction and consumed by feelings of separation. In this earnest, insightful, and wonderfully written book, Catton, now in long-term recovery, describes how he transcended his challenges through the study and practice of meditation and introspection.

Along the way, he journeyed across the world, from the beaches of Hawaii to the streets of Kolkata (Calcutta), meeting remarkable "teachers, " like the magnetic Flobird, who became his mentor, his spiritual guide, and his friend. She inhabits the pages of this book, along with other singular world figures Catton met in his sojourn—like the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa. They are all here, in The Mindful Addict, and their lessons and love infuse these pages with wisdom and heart.

Table of contents

• COVER PAGE
• TITLE PAGE
• COPYRIGHT PAGE
• DEDICATION
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• FOREWORD
• PREFACE
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• CHAPTER ONE: THE BEGINNING
• CHAPTER TWO: THE MIRACLE
• CHAPTER THREE: THE GIFT
• CHAPTER FOUR: THE JOURNEY BEGINS
• CHAPTER FIVE: SOUL MATES
• CHAPTER SIX: SPIRITUAL GYPSY
• CHAPTER SEVEN: ON WE GO WITH THE COSMIC SHOW
• CHAPTER EIGHT: SHOWING UP
• CHAPTER NINE: GUIDANCE: FOLLOW YOUR HEART
• CHAPTER TEN: CHALLENGES/GIFTS
• CHAPTER ELEVEN: HOLY PEOPLE AND SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES
• CHAPTER TWELVE: THE PRACTICE, THE DHARMA
• CHAPTER THIRTEEN: THE STEPS