As of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. The new sponsorship guide is your syllabus throughout your 12step course that goes in conjunction with the current 123 questionnaire. Before we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking 2. The first edition, first printing, april 1939, has 396 numbered pages. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. A guide to collecting alcoholics anonymous big book. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. Aa big book pages 86 and 87 posted on december 9, 2014 by ed t. If we have carefully followed directions, we have begun to sense the flow of his spirit into us. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. On awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. 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 a sentiment.
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. Aas evening meditation pages 86,87 and 88 explained step 11. For free recovery meetings and chat online please visit. This is a link to the complete 4 th edition of the aa bigbook online.
Much has already been said about receiving strength, inspiration, and direction from him who has all knowledge and power. 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. Aa big book free for android free download and software. Please do not write with questions about meetings click here for meeting info. It originated the twelvestep program now used widely among addictions outside alcohol. Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per. My purpose is to make the text of the big book available to anyone in the u. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today.
It may be that both will decide that the way of good sense and loving. As we all know, aa grew and developed across the world. This is a basic version of the text of alcoholics anonymous. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of alcoholics anonymous. A remorseful mumbling that we are sorry wont fill the bill at all. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. Chapter 5 how it works of the big book contains the 3rd step prayer which describes the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. Take step 11 in the manner that you and your group see fit. To save cost, we have reduced the printing space but kept the original paragraphing and page numbering. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. The big book is alcoholics anonymouss primary text.
To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by. Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It is better, however, that one does not needlessly name a person upon whom she can vent jealousy. Step 4 the seven selves alcoholics anonymous aa big book. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary.
Below are copies in various formats of the big book. The big book is one of the bestselling books of all times 30 million copies sold. 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. Hold to download or tapclick to play the mp3 audio tape. Usually the family should not try to tell your story. The big book, 4th edition book download link on this page and you will be directed to the free registration form.
Pankhurst started drinking again after the big book was published and died in 1954. 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. Since the third edition was published in 1976, worldwide membership of a. All text except aa book excerpts c 2014 bring thehope aa excerpts used according to aa fair use policy page 86 big book aa big book page 86 page 85 to 88 page 86 88 big book pg 84 88 big book. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. 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 as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. We ought to sit down with the family and frankly analyze the past as we now see it, being very careful not to criticize them. Apart from the web site, there is no technical support for this version. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Approach through a doctor or an institution is a better bet. The promises alcoholics anonymous of colorado springs.
These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book. Its main object is to enable you to find a power greater than yourself which will solve your problem. With the appearance of the new book a great deal began to happen. Monday, february, 2012 aas evening meditation pages 86,87 and 88 explained step 11. The big book and the steps of aa have solved my problem with. If your downloading as a cheap way to put it on your ipod or listen to the car, please buy a new comer a big book at your next meeting. Download free audiobooks in the mp3 format or play them straight via youtube. Step 4 the seven selves alcoholics anonymous aa big book duration. Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery.
It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books. When possible, avoid meeting a man through his family. The steps helped each of the cofounders of aa in their own recovery from alcoholism and have continued to help countless. Nov 04, 2019 alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12step programs that have been established. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. This fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous came off press in november 2001, at the start of a new millennium.
Click here to find out more about the full version for windows which includes this and a whole lot more. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties. Aa sonoma county intergroup fellowship alcoholics anonymous. 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.
The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and. The following bba materials can be downloaded and printed for free. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Be fore we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from selfpity, dishonest or selfseeking motives. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Box 31, washingtonville, 109920031 ny alcoholics anonymous big book study group note. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. On awakening page 86 and 87 alcoholics anonymous youtube. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. The text of this document, original manuscript, was left just as it originally appeared in 1938.
A blog dedicated to discussion of the program of alcoholics anonymous as found in the twelve and twelve and first 164 pages of the big book alcoholics anonymous. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once followed by a strenuous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in ourselves which had been blocking us. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. The third step prayer big book alcoholics anonymous. This is the official website of the general service office g. This ebook is not a product of alcoholics anonymous. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Preface to the aa big book fm qual mp3 14mb chapter 1 bills story fm qual mp3 12. But urge them not to be overanxious, for that might spoil matters.
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. Aa prayers, big book prayers and inspirational recovery 12. Aa reading from page 86 and 87 about morning prayer, meditation and daily guidance. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. Sponsorship guide new 123 sponsorship guide for the 123 questionnaire. No outsider can appraise such an intimate situation. Page 45, alcoholics anonymous, 1st edition please note the singular form of the word.
Today, alcoholics anonymous has millions of members. Or pick from one of many of the favorite parts we have singled out on our website. Perhaps there are some cases where the utmost frankness is demanded. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we.
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