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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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Retreating Resentments -- My 12 & Zen in Action

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When 12 & Zen met in May, I posted Step 5 and the koan we used; but I didn’t have time to write a commentary because I was off to a five...
Saturday, May 14, 2016

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Step 5:  Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Koan:  The moon is bright, the water i...
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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 ...
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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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