From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
FUNDAMENTAL occurs
4 times
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1.
... fundamental difficulties
that we can.
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
While the
purpose of
making restitution to
others is
paramount, it is
equally necessary that we
extricate from an
examination of our
personal relations every
bit of
information about
ourselves and our
fundamental difficulties that we can.
2.
... fundamental idea
of God.
BB p.55,
We Agnostics
Actually we were
fooling ourselves, for
deep
down in every
man,
woman, and
child, is the
fundamental idea of
God.
3.
... fundamental inquiries
that can disclose the source ...
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
These are the
sort of
fundamental inquiries that can
disclose the
source of
my
discomfort and
indicate whether I may be able to
alter my
own conduct and so
adjust myself
serenely to
self-
discipline.
4.
... fundamental principle
of Step Six.
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
Yet we
knew we had to make a
settlement with the
fundamental principle of
Step Six.
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