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, July 29, 2018

August "Potluck" Koan

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Offering to you our August koan.  Sit with all of the 12 Steps.  What Step (or Steps) come to you while sitting with this koan?  Koan: Thr...
Saturday, July 14, 2018

Wait and See, Watch and Follow -- Step 7

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Step 7:  Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Koan: Let’s wait and see. This month’s koan is an exception to what I normally pre...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

July Koan

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We'll be meeting in about two weeks.  Here is what we'll be sitting with in July: Step 7:  Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcom...
Sunday, June 10, 2018

Step 6, Near at hand ...

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  Step 6:  Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Koan: “Coming and going we are never astray.” From...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Step 6 Koan

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Step 6:  Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Koan: “Coming and going we are never astray.” From the Heart...
Sunday, May 13, 2018

Step 5 -- The Whole World is Medicine

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Step 5:  Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Koan:  Yun Men, teaching the community, s...
Monday, April 30, 2018

May koan and Step

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Hello All: It's almost May.  Time to begin sitting with our next Step and koan.  Locally we'll be meeting Friday, on May 11th. B...
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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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