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, September 29, 2019

October Koan with Step 10

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  Dear Friends, October is near.  Time for Step 10 and the following koan. Bill K. Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory and ...
Monday, September 16, 2019

Steps 8 and 9, Swept Away and Still Singing

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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 pe...
Friday, August 30, 2019

This time, for September, we'll be sitting with a bug...

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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 peopl...
Wednesday, August 21, 2019

12 & Zen and Buddhistdoor

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Hello Everyone, Have you ever heard of Buddhistdoor?  https://www.buddhistdoor.net/ It's an international site chock full of world...
Saturday, August 10, 2019

August Potluck: I bring the Koan, You bring the Step(s)

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"Barlow Cutoff", Oregon, W.H. Jackson circa 1865 Koan: Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. Basho...
Saturday, August 3, 2019

It's a potluck. I bring the koan and you bring a Step or two.

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Hi Friends, Oops! I forgot to send out this month's koan; but no specific Step. Sit with this koan and see what Step or Steps come to ...
Saturday, July 13, 2019

Step 7: Acting without inattention

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Step 7:  Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Koan: Student: “What is Zen?” Teacher replied, “Attention, Attention, Attention!” ...
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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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