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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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TRADITION   occurs   27 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... 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
That is the central theme of this Tradition.

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   Go to page 51 in the Big Book
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)   Display entire Appendix VII
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)
Tradition and the receivers of voluntary A.A. contributions by which we maintain our A.A.


9.
... Tradition and the receivers of voluntary A.A. ...   BB p.565(567), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
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
This, in brief, is the process by which A.A.'s Tradition Eleven was constructed.

12.
... Tradition Four an A.A. group had exercised ...   12&12 p.149, Tradition Four
Thus it was that under Tradition Four an A.A. group had exercised its right to be wrong.

13.
Tradition had the labor pains this one ...   12&12 p.160, Tradition Seven
Tradition had the labor pains this one did.

14.
... Tradition is a constant and practical reminder ...   12&12 p.183, Tradition Eleven
This Tradition is a constant and practical reminder that personal ambition has no place in A.A.

15.
... Tradition is packed with meaning.   12&12 p.139, Tradition Three
This Tradition is packed with meaning.

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
Comes now the same question raised in Tradition One.

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
At last the pendulum stopped swinging and pointed straight at Tradition Seven as it reads today.


22.
... tradition, taking care that it never becomes ...   BB p.575, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
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
A.A. had taken its first step in the formation of Tradition Three.

26.
... Tradition Three, was simplicity itself.   12&12 p.141, Tradition Three
The answer, now seen in Tradition Three, was simplicity itself.

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.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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