You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. It says in the big book on page 19, we have concluded to publish an anonymous volume setting forth the. The text of the 1st 164 pages of alcoholics anonymous. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. The following is a list of the 40 musts from the big book. Hurt in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. We believe and hope it contains all you will need to begin. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us.
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 book is the shared experience of the fellowship of narcotics anonymous. Cleaning up old scrapes, helping to settle family differences, explaining the disinherited son to his irate parents, lending money and securing jobs for each other, when justified these are everyday occurrences. The original 1939 edition is a must have for anyone who has a passion for the history of alcoholics anonymous. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. I became an unwelcome hangeron at brokerage places.
The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic. With it we can broaden and deepen the channel between ourselves and god as we understand him. Morning prayer and meditation given we know that the aa program is contained in the first 164 pages of the big book with further good information in the step essays of the 12 steps and 12 traditions book lets now follow the 2nd half of the prayer and meditation instructions found on pages 86, 87 and 88 of the book alcoholics anonymous. New stories have been added to the personal histories. To save cost, we have reduced the printing space but kept the original paragraphing and page numbering.
They did a line by line study of the first 103 pages. But be sure you are on solid spiritual ground before you start and that your motive in going is thoroughly good. Chapter 3 more about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. 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. Never in my wildest moments had it occurred to me that i might like to be an. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. Faced with this problem, if a doctor is honest with himself, he must sometimes. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous.
Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. Silkworth big book study aa anonymity statement anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions. Notable quotes from the book alcoholics anonymous, known as the big book in aa. Acceptance is the answer story page 407 soberrecovery. Give him an account of the struggles you made to stop. Perhaps they created the impression that he is to be wrapped in cotton wool and placed on a pedestal.
Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Linked with the permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Reliance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Yet, we believe we can make some definite and valuable suggestions. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on pages that could help you. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. Convincing testimony must surely come from medical men who have had experience with the sufferings of our members and have witnessed our return to health.
I feel its important for a recovering alcoholic to encounter the history of aa because they need to know where aa came from and what made and makes alcoholics anonymous tick. Quotes from alcoholics anonymous minnesota recovery page. But i will not have the benefit of contact with you who write this book. That means we have written a book which we believe to be spiritual as well as moral. Step 4 big book alcoholics anonymous chapter 5, pp 63. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. Bathtub gin, two bottles a day, and often three, got to be routine. E, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Alcoholics anonymous aa is an international mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of.
From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We have seen men get well whose families have not returned at all. Perhaps you enjoy drinking with him yourself when he doesnt go too far. The first edition, first printing, april 1939, has 396 numbered pages. A portion of chapter 5 of the big book, pages 58, 59 and 60. Big book, page 164 while the program is considered a suggested method for dealing with the disease of alcoholism, there are places within the big book where the authors used the word must. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. Steps by the big book step 5 steps by the big book. We are careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. We suggest you do this as we have done it in the chapter on alcoholism. 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. Pages 1 164 unofficial large print ebook alcoholics anonymous screen 1 of 703.
Alcoholics anonymous an interpretation of our twelve steps. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics. Steps by the big book is a nocharge website for people in recovery from alcohol and drugs and other addictions who wish to study the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa as part of a friendly, focused group, and work them according to the big book, alcoholics anonymous. We feel that each family, in the light of their own circumstances, ought to decide for themselves. Sometimes a small deal would net a few hundred dollars, and i would pay my bills at the bars. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. 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. We welcome you to read this text, hoping that you will choose to share with us in the new life we have found. Box 31, washingtonville, 109920031 ny alcoholics anonymous big book study group note. Informally known as the big book with its first 164 pages virtually. Its main object is to enable you to find a power greater than yourself which will solve your problem. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. And it means, of course, that we are going to talk about god.
Some day we hope that every alcoholic who journeys will find a fellowship of alcoholics anonymous at his destination. If you answer these questions satisfactorily, you need have no apprehension. The steps by the big book workbook can be downloaded for free. Prayer is the raising of the heart and mind to godand in this sense it includes meditation. Table talk from an old study pamphlet from the early years of a. The page 552 prayer to end resentments posted by paulcoholic on 24 august 2014, 6. Flowchart of events of interest to members of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous by miles m. Tell him you have been worried, though perhaps needlessly. Why good addiction centers connect clients to aa or na. But life among alcoholics anonymous is more than attending gatherings and visiting hospitals. For them, we hope these pages prove so convincing that no further authentication will be.
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