God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. Mar 18, 2012 from page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Jun 11, 2012 true the word surrender is not in the first 164 pages of the big book know why. I wasnt afraid of anything or anybody after i learned about drinking, for it seemed right from the beginning that with liquor i could always retire to my little private world where nobody could get at me to hurt me. As another great man says, the only real freedom a human being can ever know is doing what you ought to do because you want to do it.
Alcoholics anonymous, from the title of its own book. Be the first to ask a question about 164 and more big. It must have felt, at times, like a real labour doing the first 164 pages but i. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. The big book was originally published in 1939 by aa founders bill w. But if youre looking for a collection of the primary lessons. 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. Read the big book online pdf of alcoholics anonymous. Persona stories big book online pdf alcoholics anonymous. 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. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism.
It definitely helps to read the chapter in full before starting. P 164 a vision for you a house in order the eaa group. Aa big book ch2 there is a solution 4th edition duration. Reading guide for a vision for you amethyst recovery center. There is no obligation by any member of the original way group to use this guide. This is the official website of the general service office g. 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. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. This guide exemplifies, as close as possible, one of the strongest original ways of alcoholics anonymous.
But life among alcoholics anonymous is more than attending gatherings and visiting hospitals. 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 second edition 1955 consisted of 1,150,000 copies. So our fellow worker will soon have friends galore. It seems only fitting that when i did finally fall in love it was with an alcoholic, and. 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.
Why is it suggested to read 1st 164 pgs of big book. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, selfdelusion, selfseeking, and selfpity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. In 1982, i was reading the book of alcoholics anonymous for the first time. There have been numerous reprints and revisions, in addition to translations into dozens of languages. Some of them may sink and perhaps never get up, but if our experience is a criterion, more than half of those approached will become fellows of alcoholics anonymous. If youve been reading the big book this long, you should already be pretty adept at understanding its rhetoric. 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. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today.
The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic. The following is a list of the 40 musts from the big book. 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 anonymous. My sponsor suggested i type it up and put it somewhere in the house where i see it all the time.
See to it that your relationship with him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. All you need is a big book and this guide to go through the steps with someone in a way similar to what dr bob, clarence s or bill wilson would have done. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. We put them on paper, even though we had no resentment in connection with them. 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. 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. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. I specifically think this person did a great job translating the chapter to the wives what it is called in the big book to to spouses and other partners what it is called in asp. Nonetheless, we hope that our reading guide for a vision for you might still prove useful. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only.
We asked his protection and care with complete abandon. A vision for you 155 this refers to bills first visit with dr. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Do you use that word despite it was deliberately left out by bill wilson for a specific reason. Oct 21, 2012 why is it suggested to read 1st 164 pgs of big book ive been around aa for 18,years yet sober 4 but months and have heard of many suggestions however reading the first 164 pages of the big book has caused me to be curious, by no means am i disagreeing with this afterall the big book is the. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. I love the big book but sometimes it is a little male dominated and a simple program fixes that while staying true to the original text. Prayers from the big book i earnestly advise every alcoholic to read this book through, and though perhaps he came to scoff, he may remain to pray. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. In a past big book study my home group looked at all the stories in. Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per.
The book is published by alcoholics anonymous world services. Aug 24, 2014 the page 552 prayer to end resentments posted by paulcoholic on 24 august 2014, 6. Drawing with giant koolaid in an aa meeting with ag and pg and 12. Acceptance i know some people get really tired of the big book quotes. With the appearance of the new book a great deal began to happen. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep.
But i will not have the benefit of contact with you who write this book. This is a closed meeting of alcoholics anonymous, which means you need to have a desire to stop drinking if you wish to attend. Simply look up a familiar word to find the passage you seek. It is fondly known as the big book, because the first edition had thick pages and was very big. Aa big book aa big book taghere the foundation progress and principles second edition big book stories big book alcoholism recovery 3rd edition 2nd edition alcohol allergy rehabilitation of alcoholics dr. Pages 1 164 unofficial large print ebook alcoholics anonymous screen 1 of 703. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. The big book of alcoholics anonymous attributes sobriety to the work of an interventionist god. Reference guide to the aa big book and the twelve steps and twelve traditions. My purpose is to make the text of the big book available to anyone in the u. Back to the basics of sponsorship suggested big book passages for taking a sponsee through the twelve steps fourth edition standard size big book. This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on pages that could help you with alcohol addiction.
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