Table of Contents: Introduction Preface Foreward Apparent Similarities Teaching What? “What is Zen?” What is Zen? What is God’s Will? God and Zen, Can They Work Together? Bodhidharma Arrives From the West Koans The Koan Is About YOU Have you been using too many colons? Is That So? The Steps and Koans Working Together Step…
Chapter headings: Preface Foreword Introduction 1935-1939 — Buddhists Not To Be Found Buddhist influence not overlooked The Higher Power Thing Prayer Where Perceived Barriers Become Wisdom Gates It Works For Us 12 & Zen Comments Comments From Others A Teacher Writes
Chapter headings: Thanks Preface Yet another finger pointing at the moon: An Introduction Foundations: The Finger Hi! My name is… What is Zen? What is Recovery? The Zen of Recovery: An Interpretation of the Twelve Steps The Zen of Recovery Heart Sutra Reflections: The Pointing You are enlightened already You are dead already This world is dream enough The…
Chapter headings: Introduction – at another turning point 1. At the crossroads – is this all there is? 2. Good news – doing it right 3. New ideas – living in a different world 4. Back to the source – the power beneath the steps 5. New maps – the wave and the ocean 6….
Contents: Pledge to compose the work Acknowledgements Introduction Background Overview A twelve step guide for the buddhist A world view for spiritual seekers that believe there is no god A “lam rim” for westerners Step one What lies ahead Our ambitious goal Who is the buddha? What is enlightenment? The awakened state Our first realization…
Chapter headings: Introduction The Thirst for Wholeness The Craving Behind Addiction The Self and Wholeness Walking in the Desert Alienation, Abuse, and the Human Experience How do we Survive? The Dark Night of Addiction Surrendering and Being Surrendered Addiction and Attachment Healing and the path to the self The Promise of Healing and Spiritual Maturity…
Chapter headings: Foreword Chapter 1: Introduction(A word about twelve-step programs; what is the Tao?) Chapter 2: Alcohol, drugs and you(Discovery 1: innocence in spirit; Aaron’s story; reality-altering substances; more gain than pain; beyond alcohol and drugs) Chapter 3: I think, therefore I am(Odd insights about us; Who’s the boss?; Journeying deeper into being; A practical…
Chapter headings: Preface Part I: Being(The Mystery of Recovery; Flowing with the River; Knowing Myself; Trying Too Hard; Allow; Strange Thinking; Waiting; Easy Does It; The Mountaintop Is Rocky; I Surrender to Humility; Another Paradox; I Am Here; I Can’t Explain It; “If I Can Explain It, That’s Not It”; I Now Understand; Returning) Part…