The 12 Steps and Zen Koans

If you belong to a 12 Step Group, at one time you will hear someone say, "Upon working the steps, one day you will see where the Steps are working you!" The same can be said when you meditate with Zen koans ... a koan can pop into your life when you least expect it, giving you a new perspective on matters. Here we are practicing with koans to see how they can deepen our understanding of the 12 Steps in new and unexpected ways.

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Monday, April 11, 2016

It's Hot In Here!

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Step 4:  Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Koan: A monk asked Tung Shan, “When cold and heat come, how can we av...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Not thinking of anything good and anything bad

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Step 3:  Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. Koan: When you're not think...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

To Believe In

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Step 2:  Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Koan:  Dogen said, “To believe in Buddhism* is ...
Thursday, January 14, 2016

When Buddhism Came To AA?

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Let me begin by repeating what I’ve said several times on this blog; that Twelve & Zen is available to everybody no matter what 12-Ste...
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Saturday, January 9, 2016

Step 1: Step by step in the dark...

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    Koan: Step by step in the dark – if your foot’s not wet, it found the stone ~ Shaku Soyen ...
Saturday, December 12, 2015

Step 12: Finding "your self" in Step Twelve

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Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and practice ...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Step 11: Sought through prayer and listening...

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Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge...
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We try to carry the 12 Step message to those who are suffering, "and to practice these principles in all our affairs." In Buddhism, our practice includes the vow to save all beings. Here the practices are melded into one -- bringing freedom into our life.
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