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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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

November Koan for Step 11

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Greetings: Here is the koan we'll be sitting with. Maybe see you on the second Friday (November 9th) at 7PM? Bill K.   Step 11: So...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Step 10 -- Nothing Hidden

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Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Koan:   A shortened version from Shangu’s Swee...
Saturday, September 29, 2018

October, Step 10 and this koan...

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Dear Friends, Here is the Step and koan we'll be sitting with in October. Bill K. Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory an...
Monday, September 17, 2018

Steps 8 and 9: My actions are my only true belongings...

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Step 8:  Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Step 9:  Made direct amends to such peop...
Friday, August 24, 2018

September 12 & Zen Reminder...

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..two weeks away... Friday, September 14th. Lots to sit with...Where do you stand today? Bill Step 8:  Made a list of all persons we had har...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Hard, Easy, or Neither

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This August koan, there is no Step in particular. What Step or Steps come to you while sitting with this koan? One day, while Layman P’ang...
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...
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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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