RAFT to Freedom Downloads

Legacy Downloads

PDFs by Vince Cullen

The Heart of Forgiveness Workbook (June 2024)

From Hungry Ghost to Being Human (July 2022)

RAFT to Freedom Community Resources

Link to Website Page or Document
RAFT Host Script – Once Weekly Meeting (August 2025)
RAFT Host Script – Twice Weekly Meetings (August 2025)
Host Guidance and Information (May 2025)
Code of Conduct for RAFT Meeting Hosts
Code of Conduct for RAFT Meeting Participants

RAFT to Freedom Stages & Appropriate Responses

Task	The four stages of the journey to the Far Shore & Appropriate Response Phrases
R	Recognise: Life is inherently painful, difficult, and disappointing. We often do not get what we want, yet frequently encounter what we don’t want. Gotama encouraged us to clearly see and deeply understand this reality. Appropriate response – Self-Compassion Phrases
A	Abandon: Much of our pain, difficulty and disappointment stems from habitual cravings, compulsions, aversions, and preferences. Gotama urged us to abandon these destructive inclinations – not through force or suppression, but through compassionate understanding and skilful letting go. Appropriate response – Self-Love Phrases
F	Freedom: Freedom from craving and compulsive patterns is possible. Gotama insisted that we can personally experience this liberation by actively cultivating moments of clarity, peace, and non–reactivity. Appropriate response – Self-Appreciation Phrases
T	Train: Gotama provided a structured programme – the Noble Eightfold Path – that integrates wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline into our daily lives. Through ongoing training, we develop resilience and equanimity, steering ourselves consistently towards freedom. Appropriate response – Self-Balance Phrases

RAFT Workbook Downloads and Links

PDF’s have inbuilt hyperlinks to self-reflection sides

Task	Link to Website Page	Full PDF	Meeting PDF	Audio	Video
R	01 – Introduction to the RAFT of Freedom	F01	M01	Setting Off	Welcome
R	02 – Gotama’s Intoxications	F02	M02	Gotama	Gotama
R	03 – Dana: the gift of generosity	F03	M03	Open heartedness	Open heartedness
R	04 – The Five Gifts	F04	M04	Five Gifts	Five Gifts
R	05 – Life is Difficult and Disappointing	F05	M05	Being Human	Being Human
R	06 – An Appropriate Response – Compassion	F06	M06	Compassion	Compassion
R	07 – The First Anchor of Mindfulness	F07	M07	Body Mindfulness	Body Mindfulness
R	08 – Mindfulness of Breathing	F08	M08	Breathing	Breathing
R	09 – Mindfulness of Posture	F09	M09	Posture	Posture
R	10 – Mindfulness with clear comprehension	F10	M10	Comprehension	Comprehension
R	11 – Mindfulness of the reality of the body	F11	M11	Bits & Bobs	Bit & Bobs
R	12 – Mindfulness of the Body through the lens of the elements	F12	M12	Elemental	Elemental
R	13 – Mindfulness of the Body’s Impermanence	F13	M13	Ageing & Death	Ageing & Death
R	14 – MARA: Recognising the Voice of Craving	F14	M14	Mara, I See You	Mara, I See You
R	15 – The Four Resolves – Overview	F15	M15	Four Resolves	Four Resolves
R	16 – The Resolve to Prevent	F16	M16	Prevent	Prevent
R	17 – The Resolve to Abandon	F17	M17	Abandon	Abandon
R	18 – The Resolve to Cultivating	F18	M18	Cultivate	Cultivate
R	19 – The Resolve to Maintain	F19	M19	Maintain	Maintain
R	20 – The Four Superpowers – Overview	F20	M20	Superpowers	Superpowers
R	21 – Noble Desire as a Superpower	F21	M21	Noble Desire	Noble Desire
R	22 – Courageous Energy as a Superpower	F22	M22	Courageous Energy	Courageous Energy
R	23 – Heart’s Compass as a Superpower	F23	M23	Heart’s Compass	Heart’s Compass
R	24 – Fearless Investigation as a Superpower	F24	M24	Investigation	Investigation
A	25 – Abandoning Cravings and Compulsions	F25	M25	Abandoning	Abandoning
A	26 – An Appropriate Response – Befriending	F26	M26	Befriending	Befriending
A	27 – The Second Anchor of Mindfulness – Feeling our way to Freedom	F27	M27	Feeling Tones	Feeling Tones
A	28 – The Five Defenders of Liberation	F28	M28	Five Defenders	Five Defenders
A	29 – Confidence as a Defence	F29	M29	Confidence	Confidence
A	30 – Courageous Effort as a Defence	F30	M30
A	31 – Healing Mindfulness as a Defence	F31	M31
A	32 – A Gathered Mind as a Defence	F32	M32
A	33 – Discernment as a Defence	F33	M33
F	34 – Freedom	F34	M34
F	35 – An Appropriate Response – Joy-Gladness	F35	M35
F	36 – The Third Anchor of Mindfulness – Liberating Mindfulness	F36	M36
F	37 – The Five Hindrances – Overview	F37	M37
F	38 – The Hindrances – Craving	F38	M38
F	39 – The Hindrances – Ill-will	F39	M39
F	40 – The Hindrances – Tuning Out	F40	M40
F	41 – The Hindrances – Anxiety and Agitation	F41	M41
F	42 – The Hindrances – Immobilising Doubt	F42	M42
F	43 – The Seven Supports – Overview	F43	M43
F	44 – Liberating Mindfulness as a Support	F44	M44
F	45 – Investigation as a Support	F45	M45
F	46 – More Courage as a Support	F46	M46
F	47 – Joy as a Support	F47	M47
F	48 – Calmness as a Support	F48	M48
F	49 – Collectedness as a Support	F49	M49
F	50 – Equanimity as a Support	F50	M50
T	51 – Embracing the Fourth Reality – The Path to Freedom	F51	M51
T	52 – An Appropriate Response – Resilience	F52	M52
T	53 – The Fourth Anchor of Mindfulness – Ethical Mindfulness	F53	M53
T	54 – The Five Hindrances – Reprise	F54	M54
T	55 – The Five Components of ‘Self-identity’	F55	M55
T	56 – Our Lens on the World – The Six Doors	F56	M56
T	57 – The Middle Way – Overview of the Eightfold Path	F57	M57
T	58 – Appropriate Perspective	F58	M58
T	59 – Appropriate Intention – Setting the Rudder Straight	F59	M59
T	60 – Appropriate Speech	F60	M60
T	61 – Appropriate Action	F61	M61
T	62 – Appropriate Livelihood	F62	M62
T	63 – Appropriate Effort/Application	F63	M63
T	64 – Appropriate Mindfulness	F64	M64
T	65 – Appropriate Concentration	F65	M65
T	66 – Forgiveness as an Essential Practice	F66	M66	Forgiveness
T	67 – Conclusion: Living Skillfully on the Safe Shore	F67	M67