From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... essence is.
12&12 p.101,
Step Eleven
2.
... essence of
character-building and good living.
12&12 p.95,
Step Ten
Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the
essence of character-building and good living.
3.
... essence of
organization everywhere.
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
4.
... essence of
spiritual experience.
BB p.568(570),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
Most of us think this awareness of a Power greater than ourselves is
the essence of spiritual
experience.
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