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, February 10, 2019

The Treasure of Step 2 Opens of Itself

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Step 2:  Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Koan: The storehouse of treasures opens of itsel...
Sunday, January 27, 2019

February's Koan with Step 2

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Dear Friends, Less than two weeks before we meet again, on February 8th. Here is something to sit with until then... Step 2:  Came to believ...
Sunday, January 13, 2019

Falling For Step One

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Step 1:  We admitted we were powerless over something -- that our lives had become unmanageable. Same Koan, different translations: 1) J...
Monday, December 31, 2018

One koan, Six Verisons, for Step 1

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Happy New Year, 2019, there is no better place than to begin with Step 1. The second Friday falls on January 11th. Hope to see you soon. ...
Monday, December 17, 2018

Step 12 -- The interweaving continues on and on...

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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 these ...
Friday, November 30, 2018

Sitting with Shitou Xiquan and Step 12

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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 these pri...
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Step 11 -- Are you awake?

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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 o...
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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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