If temperamentally we are on the depressive side, we are apt to be swamped with guilt and selfloathing. The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. My purpose is to make the text of the big book available to anyone in the u. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. More about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. Bill wrote on the very last page of the first 164 pages. We hope we have made clear the distinction between the alcoholic and the nonalcoholic. Carefully reading the first five proposals we ask if we have omitted anything, for we are building an arch through which we shall walk a free man at last. Mar 18, 2012 from page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. How it works from pages 5860 of the big book of alcoholics. There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here.
This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you. How it works taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063 being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will an how it works big book pgs. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. How it works from pages 5860 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Big book alcoholics anonymous chapter 4 we agnostics pages 44 57.
Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud degand network. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. Spirituality page 417 of the big book i have been having some discomfort in how things have been. We expect that this contribution to the recovering community worldwide will continue to grow, as our online big book is a great study tool. The big book speaks of 25 years of sobriety and the other states he had 5 years sober. Steps in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Includes the original foreword, the doctors opinion and dr. Pages 1 164 unofficial large print ebook alcoholics anonymous screen 1 of 703. Our online big book is used by thousands of people all over the world, and incurs substantial bandwidth expense. But we found that such codes and philosophies did not save us, no matter how much we tried. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situationsome fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Pages 44 through 57 chapter 4, we agnostics, is truly a remarkable piece of writing. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The third and most recent edition of the big book contains 575 pages. Our steps by the big book group sessions are not official aa meetings.
We could wish to be moral, we could wish to be philosophically comforted, in fact, we could will these things with all our. Its main object is to enable you to find a power greater than yourself which will solve your problem. From pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We wallow in this messy bog, often getting a misshapen and painful pleasure out of it. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at.
We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation. An ongoing collection of the sayings and slogans in recovery that help us stay sober one day at a time. Readers interested in reading any one of these chapters to learn more about the big book and aa can find an online pdf version of any of. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Inerrant means without error, and it is a concept religious scholars have tried to apply to the christian bible, without success. The big book bb notations are to page and paragraph, as in 64. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists strong. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the twelve steps. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. We are getting many calls for local san antoino online meetings. In the preceding chapters you have learned something of alcoholism. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. This is the official website of the general service office g.
Aug 24, 2014 on page 552 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous their basic text, there is a very helpful suggestion on how to rid yourself of resentments towards a person. The big book of alcoholics anonymous paperback march 19, 20. Paragraph numbers along side the text for easy reference. The text of the 1st 164 pages of alcoholics anonymous. All you will ever need is in the first 164 pages of the big book. If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic. The anonymous press study edition of alcoholics anonymous. Traditions disclaimer alcoholism recovery speakers. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. There are, however, additional promises in the big book.
Neither one of these actually match the story in the big book. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. Six months earlier, the broker had been relieved of his drink obsession by a sudden spiritual xv. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Your word is shown within the context of the sentence s in which it is used. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. The story on page 123 is the one that most closely matches the story in the book. Jan 22, 2016 the rest of the first 164 pages of the aa big book are devoted to step 12, which includes instructions on how to help other alcoholics who are still suffering. Recoveryaudio was built with this end goal in mind. Also, someone told me once the answers to all my problems are answered in the first three words on page 112 in the big book.
The first 164 pages of the big book with lined pages opposite text for note taking. This tragic situation has already arrived in practically every case long before it is suspected. When i opened it to page 112 and read those three words, i said to myself, well, better stop using it for a coaster. Our reference for this study of the 12 steps is the first 103 pages of alcoholics anonymous, fourth edition, the basic text xi.
The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group. We agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned something of alcoholism. Simply look up a familiar word to find the passage you seek. We could wish to be moral, we could wish to be philosophically comforted, in fact, we could will these things with all our might, but the needed power wasnt there. From pages 5860 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book page 568 opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect. That means we have written a book which we believe to be spiritual as well as. How ridiculous would it be if people tried to do the same with the big book. That means we have written a book which we believe to be spiritual as well as moral.
At a certain point in the drinking of every alcoholic, he passes into a state where the most powerful desire to stop drinking is of absolutely no avail. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on. Four short years before writing this chapter, the principal author, bill w. Alcoholics anonymous big book audioread aloud youtube. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, written by the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w. Entire original manuscript about including the stories. Dec 07, 2014 but it was never meant to be inerrant. Following the first 164 pages are numerous personal stories of aa members who recount their experiences with alcoholism and with a spiritual awakening. The big book page 45 there is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance that principle is contempt prior to investigation. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud tyrell merritt. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. The story of how many thousands of men and women have. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. According to the writer of that big book chapter, they had held a deep resentment towards someone. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. The big discrepancy in the story is the amount of sobriety this man had full text below. The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. And it means, of course, that we are going to talk about god. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. Big book study guide alcoholics anonymous aa bill w. The only authority on the twelve steps is the book alcoholics anonymous referred to on the dust cover as the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. As we morbidly pursue this melancholy activity, we may sink to such a point of despair that.
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