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*First, Try to “Believe Nothing Just Because Someone Else Believes It” – Step 2

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“Believe nothing just because someone else believes it.  Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true.” – Gautam Buddha (563-483 B.C.), Hindu Prince and founder of Buddhism on beliefs

Today’s SFZ

BELIEFS ARE WHAT YOU DECIDE FOR YOURSELF –

“In NA, no one
is forced to believe
any set ideas. Each
one of us can believe
in anything in which we
want to believe. This is a
spiritual program, not a
a religion.  Individually,
we cultivate our own
beliefs about a Pow-
er greater than we
are.” (It Works,
How & Why, pp.
14 – 15)

Question ::: So how did you come to believe in the Higher Power you have now?

*Tomorrowland 2015 – Steve Aioki (1:0022) ELP
 Brief Buddha Bio (3:40)
Alan Watts’ Buddhist take on Buddhist Choices in Beliefs (4:09)

It Couldn’t Be Done

By Edgar Guest

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,

But, he with a chuckle replied

That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one

Who wouldn’t say so till he had tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin

On his face. If he worried he hid it.

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;

At least no one has done it”;

But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,

And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,

Without any doubting,

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,

[T]here are thousands to prophesy failure;

There are thousands to point out to you one by one,

The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle it in with a bit of a grin,

Just take off your coat and go to it;

Just start to sing as you tackle the thing

That “couldn’t be done” and you’ll do it.

Comments

4 responses to “*First, Try to “Believe Nothing Just Because Someone Else Believes It” – Step 2”

  1. Jon G Avatar
    Jon G

    I have chosen the higher power I have now through a process of trial and error. At first, I did not believe in God or any higher power. After several relapses I realized that I could not overcome addiction without the aid of a higher power and I became willing to believe. Over time, I developed a belief that was consistent with my spiritual beliefs that I formed as a result of studying the teachings of the Buddha.

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  2. Br. Buddha Avatar
    Br. Buddha

    Good morning everyone + Happy Monday. It’s a very rainy day today. Nice. Here is today’s thought. God is with us. Always has + always will. Always remember what God has done for you. Then, as we march toward the unfamiliar, go forward, have faith, knowing that God will be with you in this new place. Blessings. BB

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  3. JB jr. Avatar
    JB jr.

    I think my higher power has evolved to be more of a concept of all embracing love because I’m finding that when love is a the root of my motivations and dreams my world feels more fulfilling.

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  4. Margot E. Avatar
    Margot E.

    The Discovery Channel! What a concept. The more I tune in to this channel, the more I am aware that my Higher Power is weaving a story for my life. When I am mindful, conscious of the magic and majesty of that Power I call greater than myself, the more I stand in awe: my life is unfolding exactly as it should. I am in the place I have created. Now I only have to be smart enough to see the lessons laid out for me; now I only have to be grateful enough to choose joy.

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