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12th Step, Buddhism and Recovery, Meditation, Right Mindfulness, Spirituality, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Steps March 9, 2012

Smile… Remind me to Live in the Moment

I have been reading a lot of Thich Nhat Hanh recently. If you are not familiar with him, he is a Vietnamese Buddhist Monk who teaches at Plum Village, has authored many books, and a strong peace advocate. Considered by many as the most influential figure in Zen Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh has been paramount [...]

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Thought of the Day March 7, 2012

Daily Thought 3/7/12 – Universally Speaking

“That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.” -Albert Einstein “I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.” -Dalai Lama “As you simplify your life, the laws of [...]

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1st Step, 2nd Step, Big Book Quotes, The Steps January 17, 2012

Big Book Quote of the Day – p. 25

“There is a solution. Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living [...]

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11th Step, 3rd Step, Buddhism and Recovery, Meditation, Right View, Spirituality, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Steps January 12, 2012

Thy Will, Not Mine

I have felt at times in my life that my Higher Power was not there when I reached for it. I also find that I often pray for things for situations to turn out how I want them to. The Twelve N’ Twelve Quote of the Day today was “In the morning we think of [...]

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4th Step, 6th Step, 7th Step, Buddhism and Recovery, Early Recovery, Meditation, Right Effort, Right Intention, Right View, Spirituality, Suffering Exists, The Cause of Suffering, The Cessation of Suffering, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Steps August 18, 2011

The Twelve Principles: Courage

The Fourth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous reads, “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Many people who are going through the steps for the first time find this step overwhelmingly frightening. The principle of Step Four is Courage.

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2nd Step, 3rd Step, Buddhism and Recovery, Early Recovery, Spirituality, The Four Noble Truths, The Steps August 17, 2011

The Twelve Principles: Faith

The Third Step of Alcoholics Anonymous states that we “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” I find the main principle behind this step to be faith.

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1st Step, Buddhism and Recovery, Early Recovery, Life Today, Right View, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Steps June 17, 2011

The Twelve Principles: Honesty

The Twelfth Step states that we must, “practice these principles in all our affairs.” Although it is obvious we learn new principles in the Twelve-Step program, many people are not aware of what the principles really are.

Constant Thought of Others

The sixth chapter of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous is titled Into Action. There is no chapter entitled Into Thought or Into Feeling.

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10th Step, 11th Step, 12th Step, 3rd Step, 4th Step, 5th Step, 6th Step, 7th Step, 8th Step, 9th Step, Buddhism and Recovery, Helping Others, Life Today, Meditation, Metta, Right Action, Right Concentration, Right Effort, Right Intention, Right Mindfulness, Right View, Spirituality, Suffering Exists, The Cause of Suffering, The Cessation of Suffering, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Steps June 8, 2011

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is an interesting subject, in that it is important in both Twelve-Step recovery and Buddhism. It has been a crucial part of my recovery in many forms. It is something that I hope to progress with, as its gifts have been innumerable.

The Six Paramitas: Dana

Dana Paramita In Mahayana Buddhism, there are six perfections (paramitas) to attain. The first of these is Dana. Dana paramita is loosely translated as the perfection of generosity or giving. Giving is an important part of Buddhist beliefs.