The big books directions for taking all twelve steps step goal read the steps are listed in the big book on pages 5960 1 honesty pages xxvxxxii and 143 directions for taking step 1 are listed on page 30, paragraph 2, lines 14. Originally, it wasnt organized into the books, chapters, and sections we see today when we open any edition of the work. If you have already made a decision, and an inventory of your grosser handicaps, you have made a. Commentssuggestions it is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. Would you consider inviting god to help you unjumble it. We hope you are convinced now that god can remove whatever selfwill has blocked you off from him. As the nations leading nonprofit provider of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient treatment for adults and youth, the foundation has 17 locations nationwide and collaborates with an expansive network throughout health care. Dec 23, 2007 step 11 questions to ask yourself while working step 11 step eleven part 1.
It is possible that large portions of the work were. The meditations is basically marcuss personal journal. When temporary good fortune came our way, we indulged ourselves in fantasies of still greater victories over people and circumstances. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. To emphasise the point that we must keep doing this the book says. Big book page 16, line 12 step 3failure to maintain the decision. It describes what we can call aa mornings and aa nights, reflective. Buy meditations penguin classics book online at best prices in india on. The internet classics archive the meditations by marcus. Sbbb refers to this steps by the big book workbook. Big book, page 60, line 8 11 the principles we have set down are guides to progress. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions.
In he morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present i am rising to the work of a human being. Step 11 sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with the fear behind our every thought and action. Big book, page 60, line 3 10 no one among us has been able to maintain anything like perfect adherence to these principles. Step 11 prayers and meditations overeaters anonymous. This requires action on our part, which, when completed, will mean that we have admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our defects. Now is the moment to see what the big book of alcoholics anonymous suggests about working 11th step. Descartess meditations on first philosophy, the fundamental and originating work of the modern era in western philosophy, is presented here in donald cresss completely revised edition of his more.
By accepting the spiritual help offered by a higher power, we embrace a spiritual program. To this end, he appeals to a sense of his own nature in a whatever doesnt kill you only makes you stronger approach. Marcus aurelius wrote the 12 books of the meditations in koine greek as a source for his own guidance and selfimprovement. First step worksheets, lead you through the first step.
Adobe pdf format rich text format fourth step worksheets, lead you through the fou. The big book items reflect the founders concentration upon. Are you ready to trust god and step out in faith by sharing your 5th step with him. This is the blue print of the 12 step recovery programs. Daily meditations for living the twelve steps muriel zink on. Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation. The sbbb study guide is for those in recovery from the disease of addiction who wish to work the 12 steps by the big book, alcoholics anonymous.
Steps by the big book relaxation focus meditations prayers step 4. The big book appears to describe what may be called a reflective or more contemplative meditation. Recover from alcoholism with the big book bunch web site information site info whois traceroute rbl check site info. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection. Thus blinded by prideful selfconfi dence, we were apt to play the big shot. This book will try to help readers in each of these areas. Sharing something that i recd in an email it is rather lengthy. Buy meditations penguin classics book online at low. In many important ways, the reflections of marcus aurelius 121180 crystallize the philosophical wisdom of the grecoroman world. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics.
Steps for newcomers hazelden betty ford foundation. In early sobriety i was told that everyone who relapsed were not doing three things. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. Read the following sentences, found in consecutive paragraphs of the bigbook pg 8587. It is possible that large portions of the work were written at. Any resentments or fears that arise from this are subjected to a step10 analysis. Four people share their experience, strength and hope related to step eleven. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Without it i succumb to my self false, my ego, and rely on my selfwill to get the things i think i want. Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985.
Exploring spirituality in the 11th step of aa alcoholics anonymous can be a wonderful. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Questions sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with god, as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us, and the power to carry that out. Meditations by marcus aurelius meet your next favorite book. Big book page 5, line 1 step 5failure to make confession. Links to more information about integrity and the 5th step. Aurelius says the wise adopt a policy of neutrality that can exist only between the opposites of pain and pleasure. Meditation in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Steps by the big book step 11 steps by the big book. Aa meetings, na meetings, south jordan, ut and other 12step fellowship meetings around the world. She cofounded new directions for women in response to the severe shortage of affordable, accessible rehabilitation beds for women suffering from alcoholism. Step eleven sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with god as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.
This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aas 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the. I have adopted the following meditation technique this is really part of step 11, but there is. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. The first paragraph on page 86 gives direct instructions about what to do each evening before bed. This brings us to the fifth step in the program of recovery mentioned in the preceding chapter. The big book s directions for taking all twelve steps step goal read the steps are listed in the big book on pages 5960 1 honesty pages xxvxxxii and 143 directions for taking step 1 are listed on page 30, paragraph 2, lines 14. Here we will break down the paragraph and make clear what the big book authors tell us they do. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with god as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out. When ready ask your sponsee, do you fully concede to your inner most self that you are alcoholic. Breaking down step eleven of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Step 11 relaxation meditation prayer steps by the big book. Its a record of thoughts that is carefully composed, but it was never intended for a wider audience. Big book page 30, line 11 and what does aa say an alcoholic is.
He expands on the issue of nature and its inevitable. Step 11 in meditation we have worked our way through all of the steps learning to apply the 11th step meditation approach through each of the steps. An 18 minute session of prayer and contemplation as suggested by the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Muriel zink 19462006 was the author of step by step. The big book and the steps showed me it wasnt too late to change and showed me how. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practise these principles in all our affairs. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. Meditation in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and.
We have learned that we suffer from a spiritual disease and we must learn to constantly turn our attention to god and away from ourselves if we are to learn to live a new life. The whole book is included but the chapter working with others is good for the traditional 12th step work. In the big book, meditation involves 1 reading and thinking about passages from a meditational book or a written prayer, and 2 seeking guidance for our day in the way the oxford group had taught. In this book you read again and again that faith did. The hazelden betty ford foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs. The big book and the twelve steps step 11 on vimeo. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with god as we understood him. The authors include approximately ten reflections on each step, each with a bible verse, a revealing lesson from their personal experiences, and a short prayer to affirm the lesson. The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. In book 10 aurelius first reminds himself to be attentively aware of the distinctions between the needs of his soul, which are simple, direct, and good, and the wants of an everrestless and discontented body. I knew nothing about prayer or meditation so i turned to pages 86 and 87 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous where i found a morning and evening prayer and meditation outline that worked.
Please ignore anything in the group sessions or this workbook that you feel contradicts what you find in the big book. A spiritual view beyond the limits of traditional religion by ken w. The purpose of step 11 is to discover the plan god as you understand him has for your life. Big book meditation meditation is mentioned in the big book a half a dozen times. Step 3 we are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step. Step 11 prayer and meditation help sheets big book meditations. Its the best 12step devotional ive ever read, and ive read a bunch. The big books directions for taking all twelve steps. Part of these exercises have been modified and used with permission from the big book bunch.
Meditation is mentioned in the big book a half a dozen times. With emphasis upon principles before personalities. Guide to meditation and prayer and guidance based on oldtime aa addiction meditation contemplative practice. The most comprehensive list of 12step meetings in utah. Step 11 reminded me not to take my success for granted. As the step reads it states that we seek through prayer and meditation.
The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. Chapter 5 relaxation focus meditations prayers step 4 39 assets and liabilities check list 40 notes. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. Zip file 534 k self extracting word document 584 k download ms word document 1. Why then am i dissatisfied if i am going to do the things for which i exist and for which i was brought into the world. The first edition of the big book has a story in which aas cofounder bill wilson said to a newcomer, your life is certainly jumbled up. This little book was written as a diary to himself while emperor fighting a war out on the boarder of the roman empire and today this book is. This is perhaps difficult especially discussing our defects with another person. Aas evening meditation pages 86,87 and 88 explained step 11. The big book bunch on taking step 11 aussie chuck on a nontheist view of step 11 passage meditation and the eleventh step, from. The steps are presented in the chronological order of the months, though any of the meditations can be used out of sequence.
To exercise it conscientiously requires neither desiring nor avoiding these opposites. Books similar to meditations meet your next favorite book. P rayer and meditation are our principal means of conscious contact with god. Big book, page 35, line 1 the big book items can be restructured within the twelve steps without much reshaping or cramming. Meditations is a series of personal writings by marcus aurelius, roman emperor from 161 to 180 ad, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on stoic philosophy. We are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. It is also discussed at length in the twelve and twelve on the chapter on the eleventh step. Step 11 questions to ask yourself while working step 11 step eleven part 1. From the national association for christian recovery. A richly written guide which can be used by individuals or groups, alone or in tandem with the twelve steps a spiritual journey. Keep it simple daily meditations for twelve step beginnings and renewal introduction we, the authors of this book, believe a recovery program should be made up of meditation, prayer, and action.
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