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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Saturday, December 19, 2020

In these uncertain times...

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  pandemic shutdown sick and dying countywide includes my iMac Dear Friends,   So, in the coming weeks or even months, there may be limited ...
Sunday, December 13, 2020

Lost and Found in Step Twelve

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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 pr...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

The last 12 & Zen koan for 2020

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 Dear Friends: We are here…December…and the last 12 & Zen koan for 2020. Enjoy! Hope you are safe and well. Bill K. Step 12: Having had...
Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Step 11 -- Finding Home, Seeking Home

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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 of...
Sunday, November 1, 2020

N-O-V-E-M-B-E-R and Step 11

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 Greetings All:  Are you ready for a little break?  How about a Step 11 break and koan?  Here's something good to sit with.     Step 11:...
Saturday, October 17, 2020

Step 10 -- Am I giving life or killing?

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 Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Koan: Freely we give life; and freely we kill. (...
Monday, September 14, 2020

Steps 8 and 9 -- How are you mending?

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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...
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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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