Originally Posted by
karate 
I have read the big book several times ,but still don't understand the concept .
"Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously. But where and how were we to find this Power?
Well, that's exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem."
(Page 45)
When I say "I am powerless". What I really mean is I alone do not have enough power to stay sober. However - I "
have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they (I) presently identify with their (my) own conception of a Power greater than themselves."
(Appendix II)