Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast

I hope you enjoy Amy's story! 

We are taking a break from the weekly group meeting and interviewing some past participants, Facebook group members, and a few authors. If your recovery has been enhanc…

I hope you enjoy Scotty's story! 

We are taking a break from the weekly group meeting and interviewing some past participants, Facebook group members, and a few authors. If your recovery has been enh…

I hope you enjoy Mark's story! 

We are taking a break from the weekly group meeting and interviewing some past participants, Facebook group members, and a few authors. If your recovery has been enhan…

Izzy approaches the Higher Power from a slightly different perspective from a strong Orthodox Jewish heritage. I hope you enjoy Izzy's story! 

We are taking a break from the weekly group meeting and …

Kate's story is of a brilliant biology major learning how to let go in recovery, and the role studying the Tao has played in the process. I hope you enjoy Kate's story! 

We are taking a break from th…

Paul’s story is unique to most in our group. Paul has gotten sober without practicing A.A., without a sponsor, or attending face to face meetings. As of this recording, Paul has been sober over 13 ye…

Despite Craig's best efforts, he has been able to get sober and stay sober for several years using the tools of recovery. Craig discusses in detail how the discussion of the Tao has helped his misund…

Rob tells his story and how studying the Tao Te Ching helped him realize that Love must come first if he wants any degree of peace and joy.

We are taking a break from the weekly group meeting and int…

Todd discusses his Christian heritage as the foundation of his evolving belief in the Higher Power.

We are experimenting with a new format for this podcast. We are taking a break from the weekly grou…

We are experimenting with a new format for this podcast. We are taking a break from the weekly group meeting and interviewing some participants. Unlike future interviews, the host, Buddy C. was also …

We were initially going to discuss verse 28 of the Tao Te Ching. Sensei Elliston started answering meditation related questions, so we decided to wait until next month for the verse 28 discussion.

At…

“He who gives himself to this path is like a block of wood that gives itself to the chisel — Cut by cut it is honed to perfection. Only a student who gives himself can receive the masters’s gift.” TT…

A good discussion of verse 26 of the Tao Te Ching from a Zen perspective with Sensei Elliston.

“The inner is the foundation of the outer. The still is master of the restless.

The Sage travels all day…

A good discussion of verse 25 of the Tao Te Ching from a Zen perspective with Sensei Elliston. “It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present. It is the mother of the univers…

You can access all meetings at www.TaoAAMeeting.com. This is a new link for all meetings. Other than the first Thursday of the month, we are forgoing recording for the moment. We also have a new unre…

If you want to possess something, you must first give it away. — Tao Te Ching, J. H. McDonald, Verse 36

Don't forget to use the resources mentioned below for tools to stay sober any time during the y…

A good discussion of verse 24 of the Tao Te Ching from a Zen perspective with Sensei Elliston. “He who tries to shine dims his own light.” TTC Verse 24, Stephen Mitchell

Don’t forget to use the resou…

Today we finished our discussion of The Work by Byron Katie. We discussed her questions and answers on page 35 of the handout (link below to download) and her Katieisms. These quotes from her teachin…

Today we continued our discussion of the work of Byron Katie. We used examples to better understand how to turn our frustration around and see our part. Lots of tools to use in working steps 4 – 9. N…

Today we continued our discussion of the work of Byron Katie. A good discussion of how compromise in one area of life affects all of life.

Link to Download Byron Katie’s Workbook; https://thework.com…