Breaking The Chains of Addiction is a self-help book with information and quotes obtained from Eastern Orthodox Christian spiritual books. The author helps the addicted reader attain to that blessed 'passionless state' which the saints have acquired through the oldest spiritual methods in the Christian world dating back to the third century. That 'passionless state' is a higher step, which is beyond addictions to all manner of self-destructive behaviors. The targeted readers of this book are people open to spiritual ideas who want to conquer addictions such as smoking, alcohol abuse and any drug/substance abuse or addictive behavior like gambling, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, some psychological behavioral problems and many bad habits. It is they who will gain most from Breaking The Chains of Addiction because they will have available to them all of the spiritual weapons and methods described herein. Breaking The Chains of Addiction will be used by pastors and social workers and anyone who has had a problem with any behavior they wish to stop or modify. Book jacket.