From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... tradition.
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
One dramatic experience after another clinched this determination until it
became our universal
tradition.
2.
... Tradition.
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
3.
... tradition.
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
At that moment, we believe, the principle of
corporate poverty was
firmly and finally embedded in A.A. tradition.
4.
... tradition?
12&12 p.170,
Tradition Eight
The question was -- and sometimes still is -- are
such activities to be branded as professionalism under
A.A. tradition?
5.
... tradition, Alcoholics
Anonymous had revived an ideal ...
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
They pointed out that the irresponsible had become responsible, and
that by making financial independence part of its tradition, Alcoholics Anonymous
had revived an ideal that
its era had almost forgotten.
6.
... tradition, and
all sorts of fixed ideas.
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
In the realm of the material, men's minds were fettered by superstition, tradition,
and all sorts of fixed ideas.
7.
... tradition and
the A.A. purse for final ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
The Conference Charter is not a legal document; it relies upon tradition and the A.A. purse for final effectiveness.
8.
Tradition and
the receivers of voluntary A.A. ...
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Nine (Long)
9.
... Tradition and
the receivers of voluntary A.A. ...
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
They are the custodians of our A.A. Tradition and the receivers of voluntary
A.A. contributions by
which we maintain our A.A.
General Service Office at New York.
10.
... tradition carried
this significant sentence: "Any two ...
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
So confident of this had we become that the original statement of A.A. tradition carried this significant sentence:
"Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group provided that as a group they have no other affiliation."
11.
... Tradition Eleven
was constructed.
12&12 p.183,
Tradition Eleven
12.
... Tradition Four
an A.A. group had exercised ...
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
13.
Tradition had
the labor pains this one ...
12&12 p.160,
Tradition Seven
14.
... Tradition is
a constant and practical reminder ...
12&12 p.183,
Tradition Eleven
15.
... Tradition is
packed with meaning.
12&12 p.139,
Tradition Three
16.
... Tradition Nine
at first sight seems to ...
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
Though Tradition Nine at first sight seems to deal with a purely practical matter, in its actual operation it discloses
a society without organization, animated only by the spirit
of service -- a true fellowship.
17.
... Tradition Nine
was first written, it said ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
When Tradition Nine was first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs the least possible organization."
18.
... Tradition of
nonprofessionalism.
12&12 p.171,
Tradition Eight
This is the exciting welter of events which has finally cast up A.A.'s Tradition of nonprofessionalism.
19.
... Tradition One.
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
20.
... Tradition section
of this volume portrays in ...
12&12 p.18,
Foreword
The Tradition section of
this volume portrays in
some detail the experience which finally
produced the Twelve Traditions and so gave A.A. its present form, substance, and unity.
21.
... Tradition Seven
as it reads today.
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven
22.
... tradition, taking
care that it never becomes ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
XII. The Conference shall observe the spirit of A.A. tradition, taking care that it never becomes the seat of perilous wealth or power; that sufficient operating funds and reserve be its prudent financial principle; that it place none of its members in a position of
unqualified authority over others; that it reach all important decisions by
discussion, vote, and,
whenever possible, by
substantial unanimity; that its actions never be personally punitive nor an incitement to public controversy; that
it never perform acts of government, and
that, like the Society it
serves, it will always remain democratic in thought
and action.
23.
... Tradition Ten:
"Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion ...
12&12 p.179,
Tradition Ten
Thus was laid the cornerstone for Tradition
Ten: "Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy."
24.
... tradition that
suggests I shouldn't take a ...
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
Straightway he appeared at New York's A.A. headquarters, asking,
"Is there anything in our tradition that suggests I
shouldn't take a job like this one?
25.
... Tradition Three.
12&12 p.142,
Tradition Three
26.
... Tradition Three,
was simplicity itself.
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
27.
... Tradition Two,
and learn that the sole ...
12&12 p.132,
Tradition Two
These practical folk then
read Tradition Two, and learn that the sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He may express Himself in the group conscience.
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