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I was recently listening to Sandy Beach in his talks at Serra Retreat. He mentioned handouts that he gave out. He called one of the "Contemplative AA". Does anyone know about these handouts and where I could get a copy of them?
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Please do come down to share with us on our main page too
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Originally Posted by LMilten 
I was recently listening to Sandy Beach in his talks at Serra Retreat. He mentioned handouts that he gave out. He called one of the "Contemplative AA". Does anyone know about these handouts and where I could get a copy of them?
Stories of Recovery - Sandy B Collection
CONTEMPLATIVE AA
Bill W. “AA is an utter simplicity which encases a complete mystery.”
Contemplate, Wonder, and Ponder for the sheer joy of it.
Reflect on the silence. Also on spiritual propositions such as these:
“Truth exists in the silence where thought doesn't exist.”
“Stop believing in what you believe. Go beyond belief.”
“To be free of thoughts is meditation. Watch yourself watching thoughts.”
“When you are conscious of your breath, you are totally in the present.”
“There is no meaning in life; it just is. You may make up a meaning, but it does not come from life itself.”
“The eye through which I look for God is the eye that God is looking out
of.”
of.”
“To get an answer to a pressing question, form it then drop it into the stillness and wait. The answer will come, or your question will disappear!”
“God is the essence of all life. Stillness is the language that God speaks. Stillness and the Divine are one.”
“Is the 4th dimension of existence in the silence? If not, where?”
“The starting place for all reflection or contemplation is the fact of your own
existence. The question to be asked is, “Who are you?”
A perfectly spiritual being falls asleep and dreams he is very imperfect
believes and feels accordingly. How does he return to spiritual perfection?
Answer: “By awakening.”
“The Bottom Line of life is that everything is most wonderfully inexplicable!”
“The mystery of life is the mystery of me.”
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Originally Posted by LMilten
I was recently listening to Sandy Beach in his talks at Serra Retreat. He mentioned handouts that he gave out. He called one of the "Contemplative AA". Does anyone know about these handouts and where I could get a copy of them?
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I would call the Washington DC Intergroup office 202-966-9115 and ask if they know about these papers or if Luella (she was the intergroup secretary) knew about their whereabouts. There is an AA Archives, ask if someone from there could direct you. The Archivists have been putting our AA historical papers on disks (or something computerable!).
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