Log into facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. But in most fields our generation has witnessed complete liberation of our thinking. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Each of us uses what is best for himself or herselfwithout closing the door on other kinds of help we may find valuable at another time. Oct 14, 2014 aa speakers joe and charlie steps 10, 11, and 12 the big book comes alive duration.
For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. Consider your drinking carefully in the light of what you may learn from these pages. Alcoholics anonymous big book audioread aloud youtube. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable.
Are we now ready to let god remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable. Bedevilments in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps. To help us work the twelve steps, cocaine anonymous uses a text entitled alcoholics anonymous, commonly referred to as the big book. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. The official name of the aa big book is alcoholics anonymous. Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of alcoholics anonymous. So i figured i would post it here so i have it handy. Released in 1939, the big book, as its commonly known, has sold an estimated 37 million copies, been translated into seventy languages, and. If we can answer to our satisfaction, we then look at step six. The story of how more than one hundred men have recovered from alcoholism, from which aa drew its name. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. This is a link to the complete 4 th edition of the aa bigbook online. Twelve steps and twelve traditions aa back to basics. 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. Neither one of these actually match the story in the big book. All other sources the little red book, the 12 and 12, group sponsored literature were written as accompaniments or guides to be used to assist and deepen the path laid out by the original members of alcoholics anonymous in the big book. 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. Some aa groups take inventory by examining the twelve traditions, one at a time. Alcoholics anonymous, from the title of its own book.
The text of the 1st 164 pages of alcoholics anonymous. This created a thirst for an even greater knowledge of the vital information contained in the big book. Big book alcoholics anonymous chapter 4 we agnostics pages 44 57. Aug 24, 2014 the page 552 prayer to end resentments posted by paulcoholic on 24 august 2014, 6. Box 459, grand central station new york, ny 10163 website.
Despite the number of times you have read it, its like picking up a new book every time. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group. Page 45, alcoholics anonymous, 1st edition please note the singular form of the word. Inerrant means without error, and it is a concept religious scholars have tried to apply to the christian bible, without success. Cocaine anonymous world services a guide to the 12 steps.
There were 4 musts in the first and second editions of alcoholics anonymous. The definitive history of writing and producing thebig book of alcoholics anonymous, told through extensive access to the groups archives. The chapter in general looks at how we might approach step two. How it works from pages 5860 of the big book of alcoholics. Faith in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we. We shall be with you in the fellowship of the spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the road of happy destiny. And so can you, though you be but one man with this book in your hand.
This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on pages that could help you with alcohol addiction. On awakening page 86 and 87 alcoholics anonymous youtube. Insanity in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the twelve steps. We agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned. What about people who proved that man could never fly. 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. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. Informally known as the big book with its first 164 pages virtually unchanged. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Aa reading from page 86 and 87 about morning prayer, meditation and daily guidance. The point is, there is no prescribed aa right way or wrong way. If you have resentment you want to be free of, if you will pray for the person or thing that you resent, you will.
The bedevilments page 52 opposite the promises page 83 the promises of alcohol vs. This is the official website of the general service office g. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. We believe and hope it contains all you will need to begin. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, written in 1952, to the three column inventory described on page 65 of the big book, which was written in 1939. One of the wonders of the big book is that it is valuable no matter where you are in your sobriety. Yet we had been seeing another kind of flight, a spiritual liberation from this world, people who rose above their problems. Others of us felt the need to postpone this until we had been sober a little while. From pages 5860 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. It carefully points out that if we dont believe, but are willing to believe that there is a power greater than ourselves, that is enough to make a start. Rare books dealer schaberg the nietzsche canon provides an admirably exhaustive, albeit intimidatingly lengthy, look at the writing of alcoholic anonymouss foundational 1939 text. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. To share their method, wilson and other members wrote the initiallytitled book, alcoholics anonymous. The book was written primarily by aa cofounder bill w.
We agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned something of alcoholism. This desire gave birth to the primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous of dallas, texas, in january, 1988. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. Only thirty years later the conquest of the air was almost an old story and airplane travel was in full swing. How ridiculous would it be if people tried to do the same with the big book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Living sober port of spain intergroup posig of alcoholics. Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing ourselves with.
These are aspects of the alcoholics life and personality that are usually in effect before the alcoholic comes into aa and will continue unless the alcoholic actively works the steps each day. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. On page 52 of the big book you can find a list of bedevilments. Simply look up a familiar word to find the passage you seek. With the appearance of the new book a great deal began to happen.
Its main object is to enable you to find a power greater than yourself which will solve your problem. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. Big book is actually a nickname for the book that caught on so universally that the official name is almost never used. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by. The big book, the twelve steps and the twelve traditions. The big discrepancy in the story is the amount of sobriety this man had full text below. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. A man of thirty, page 32 in the big book one of the most intriguing coincidences in aa historyalthough its never mentioned is that bill and lois wilson attended calvary church oxford group meetings while a recovering alcoholic named richard peabody was treating clients at his home less than a block away, at 24 gramercy park. The aa program of recovery, from a once seemingly hopeless state of mind and body, is contained within the first 164 pages of the aa big book. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. 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. Alcoholics anonymous is arguably the most significant selfhelp book published in the twentieth century.
Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional. Its unfortunate for those who have taken half measures, but i would be willing to put my hand out to them when they return. Big book study guide alcoholics anonymous aa bill w. The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. Pages 563 through 568 with the publication of the big book in april, 1939, followed by jack alexanders article in the saturday evening post in march, 1941, which gave alcoholics anonymous a most enthusiastic endorsement, a. Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books. Sep 10, 2014 someone was having a problem with resentment in the meeting this morning in stepchat, and i told them to read this as i was told to and it helped me. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. It lists the bedevilments, which are a really good description of the spiritual malady. Denver area central committee of alcoholics anonymous. Your word is shown within the context of the sentence s in which it is used. Fourth step guide pages in adobe acrobat pdf format.
This pamphlet contains a description of one method for taking the twelve steps of cocaine anonymous. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. So, to all the present and past members of this group goes thanks for their interest and participation. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Bills story w ar feverran high in the new england town to which we new, young of. The fourth step, as written in the twelve and twelve, consists of an assets and liabilities checklist, along with some questions. We were having trouble with personal relationships. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. The page 552 prayer to end resentments posted by paulcoholic on 24 august 2014, 6. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his.
Show any longshoreman a sunday supplement describing a proposal to explore the moon by means of a rocket and he. 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. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. American airlines has airline tickets, cheap flights, vacation packages and american airlines aadvantage bonus mile offers at aa. Here they are, the 82 occurrences of the word must found in alcoholics anonymous 4th edition the doctors opinion 1 page xxiii. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. 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. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. The story on page 123 is the one that most closely matches the story in the book.
Alcoholism12 step support page 52 big book question quoteliveinpeace. The big book is the original source of for step instructions in alcoholics anonymous. 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. 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. What is it that you have in your hand, that leads these first aa members to believe you can grow the fellowship. The bedevilments page 52 opposite the promises the jaywalker. Bill wrote on the very last page of the first 164 pages. I became an unwelcome hangeron at brokerage places. Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. I just am unsure i understood what everything means exactly, and if i am living up to that choice.
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