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, March 14, 2021

Steps 2 and 3 -- Finding and using this Higher Power

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Step 2:  Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 3:  Made a decision to turn our will and our l...
Monday, February 1, 2021

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  Hi Everyone, Hope you are faring well.  The format for 2021 will be the same as last year, at times, with one koan for two of the Steps, o...
Sunday, January 10, 2021

Step One, our core issue

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Step 1:    We admitted we were powerless over   something   -- that our lives had become unmanageable. Koan: The Plum’s Core The Layman went...
Friday, January 1, 2021

Step One and Getting to the Core of Matters

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Dear Friends...from yesterday... full of gratitude last day of 2020 a joy to behold - - -  And today begins 2021, Step One and a new koan to...
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...
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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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