Unsubscribe: Opt Out of Delusion, Tune In to Truth

by Josh Korda, Noah Levine (Foreword by)

Overview

A three-step guide to recovery from addiction to consumerism, self-deception, and life as you thought it had to be.

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Josh Korda left his high-powered advertising job—and a life of drug and alcohol addiction—to find a more satisfying way to live. In Unsubscribe, he shares his three-step guide to recovery from addiction to consumerism, self-deception, and life as you thought it had to be.

(1) Reprioritize your goals, away from a materialist vocation toward a fulfilling avocation
(2) Understand yourself and your emotional needs
(3) Connect authentically with others, leading to secure relationships and true community.

Revolutionary, compassionate, and filled with wonderfully practical exercises, Josh will help you lead a more authentic, more fulfilling life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614292821
Publisher:	Wisdom Publications MA
Publication date:	11/21/2017
Pages:	247
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Since 2005 Josh Korda been the guiding teacher of Dharma Punx NYC and is a fully empowered Dharma teacher in the Against the Stream lineage. In addition to his weekly classes, and meditation retreats for both institutions, he has led online and residential retreats for Tricycle and Lion's Roar magazines. Josh is widely known for his podcast, which has over 1.4 million downloads, and has written numerous articles on insight meditation for Tricycle, Lion's Roar, Buddhadharma and Huffington Post. Josh can also be seen on Viceland TV Channel’s public-service announcements and his Dharma talks are broadcast weekly on WBAI radio. He lives in New York, New York.

Table of Contents

List of Practices vii

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Introduction 1

I Death Benefits: Getting Our Priorities Straight

1 Finding Purpose Where There Is None 13

2 How Can We Change? 19

3 Opting Out: Getting over the Fear of Change 27

4 Contemplating Death 37

5 Letting Go of Identity 47

II Emotional Reasoning: Understanding Yourself

6 Self-Integration through Mindfulness 59

7 Looking into the Abyss 71

8 Our Personal Emotional History 81

9 Making Room for Difficult Passengers 95

10 No Way Out but Through 113

11 Greeting What Hides in the Shadows 131

12 The Road That We Are Most Afraid to Take Often Leads to Liberation & 139

13 Putting It All on the Line 147

III Alone Together: Connecting with Others

14 The Importance of True Friends 159

15 Developing Genuine Connection with Others 167

16 Cultivating a Smart Heart 181

17 Cultivating Wise Friendships 193

IV Opting In for Liberation

18 Seeking the Sublime 217

19 A Mind That Contains Everything 229

Selected Bibliography 235

Index 237

About the Author 247

Editorial Reviews

Josh’s book offers extremely satisfying insights on how to give meaning to our lives, how to understand and work with emotions, and the importance of interpersonal relationships for our well-being. I especially appreciated how he draws from his many years of study and practice of both Buddhism and modern psychology to tackle these issues, which are so fundamental to so many of us.

Than Philippe

Unsubscribe is unvarnished Dharma. With fierce determination and piercing insight, Josh Korda aims to awaken a culture lulled by material comfort and spiritual delusion. Only open this book of you are ready to hear the truth and take on the task of authentic transformation.

Kevin Griffin

An intelligent, compassionate addition to popular Buddhist literature that doesn’t shy away from the realities of life and practice.

Publishers Weekly

Josh Korda makes Buddhism relatable and fresh, weaves in neuroscience and psychology, and serves it all up with a heaping dollop of candor, fearlessness, and wit. This book is how-to-guide for people wanting to learn how to face demons, forge deeper connections, sit comfortably in their skin, and step away from the distractions of social media and mindlessness of consumerism—things we all know will never leave us satisfied. Tune in and unsubscribe.

Cara Buckley of The New York Times

Josh Korda has laid out a no-nonsense psychological road map for anyone who wants to get to the heart of their stuck patterns. It's rare that a teacher is so honest about himself and it humanizes the practices, allowing the reader to see their way through to profound inner change and connection with others.

Lodro Rinzler

Many of what I consider to be the universal truths are presented in this book, but one thing made Unsubscribe really stand out: This book is blunt. And that's exactly what we need it to be. No flowers, no empty promises, just the honest truth.

Miguel Chen

Josh Korda brings a fresh face to Buddhism. His teachings, grounded in the Theravadan tradition are derived from his personal experience of addiction and recovery. He presents the dharma in a way that is accessible, engaging, confrontational, and honest. A contemporary sutra for the dharma curious and the seasoned practitioner, Unsubscribe offers us the opportunity to see the Buddha Way through a new lens.

Sensei Robert Chodo Campbell

With his teachings and this wonderful book, Josh joins the emerging trend of integrating the best practices of Western theorists with the highest wisdom of the Buddha.

Noah Levine

Inspired. Unsubscribe offers a way to radically change your life into wholehearted being. Read. Explore. Engage!

Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison