Can I download the AA Big book for free?

Take the Big Book wherever you go! Whether you’re new to AA, or you’re a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. The free version features the full text of the Big Book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more!

What are the 12 steps and traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous?

The Principles That Define the 12-Step Program

• Overview.
• Tradition 1: Unity.
• Tradition 2: Leadership.
• Tradition 3: Eligibility.
• Tradition 4: Autonomy.
• Tradition 5: Carrying the Message.
• Tradition 6: Outside Enterprises.
• Tradition 7: Self-Supporting.

What is the AA 12 and 12 book?

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions is a 1953 book, which explains the 24 basic principles of Alcoholics Anonymous and their application. The book dedicates a chapter to each step and each tradition, providing a detailed interpretation of these principles for personal recovery and the organization of the group.

When the hand of God seems heavy and unjust?

He will also report that out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were un- covered, and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does “move in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.”

What are the first 164 pages of alcoholics?

The Big Book is a Text Book The first 164 pages of the Big Book are the basic text. The first 164 pages explain the alcoholic problem and how to solve it. Because it helped so many people recover, the Alcoholics Anonymous organization did not change it.

What is the most current edition of the AA Big book?

fourth edition
The fourth edition of Alcoholics Anonymous, affectionately known as the Big Book, includes twenty-four new stories and continues to pass on AA’s message of hope and recovery to millions.

What is the difference between the 12 steps and the 12 traditions?

The 12 steps are the guidelines by which to get sober and recover. The 12 traditions act as the principles behind the steps and are meant to keep people focused on the primary purpose.

What are the principles of 12 steps?

12 Steps of AA

• Step 1: Honesty. “We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.”
• Step 2: Hope. “Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.”
• Step 3: Surrender.
• Step 4: Courage.
• Step 5: Integrity.
• Step 6: Willingness.
• Step 7: Humility.
• Step 8: Love.

What page is the fear prayer on in the big book?

68
Pg. 68 FEAR – We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be.

What is the spiritual principle of step 11?

“In step eleven we learned the principle of spiritual awareness as we turned our attention to the practices of prayer and meditation. We practice this principle by seeking an awareness of God’s presence in all our affairs, and by continuing to nurture our spiritual sensitivity through prayer and meditation.”