*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

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

Analysis: The Altar of Personal Truth

Recovery invites us to build a personal altar of truth. The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions removes all rigid demands. Suggestions replace heavy chains of dogma in this program. This freedom allows the heart to breathe and expand. We cultivate a unique bond with our chosen Higher Power.

It Works: How and Why echoes this beautiful call for autonomy. Similarly, the Wellbriety movement honors the individual path. “We each have our own way to find the Great Spirit” (White Bison, 2002, p. 33). Viktor Frankl also valued this sacred internal space. “Everything can be taken… but… the freedom to choose” (Frankl, 1959, p. 104). Every person tests their own reality, just as Buddha suggested. We find truth through our own trials and quiet moments. Acceptance grows when we finally own our beliefs.

References

Frankl, V. E. (1959). Man’s Search for Meaning. Beacon Press.

White Bison. (2002). The Red Road to Wellbriety: In the Native American Way. White Bison, Inc.

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Traducción al Español

Citas, Encabezados y Referencias

PRIMERO, INTENTA “NO CREER EN NADA SOLO PORQUE ALGUIEN MÁS LO CREA” – PASO 2

PORQUE NO HACEMOS EXIGENCIAS –

“Primero, Alcohólicos Anónimos NO exige que creas nada. Sus Doce Pasos no son sino sugerencias.” (12 y 12, p. 26)

Y DEBES DECIDIR POR TI MISMO –

“En NA, a nadie se le obliga a creer en un conjunto de ideas. Cada uno de nosotros puede creer en lo que quiera creer. Este es un programa espiritual, no una religión. Individualmente, cultivamos nuestras propias creencias sobre un Poder superior a nosotros.” (Funciona: Cómo y Por Qué, pp. 14-15)

EL CONSEJO DE BUDA –

“No creas en nada simplemente porque alguien más lo crea. Cree solo en lo que tú mismo pruebes y juzgues como verdadero.”

Gautama Buddha (563-483 a.C.)


Análisis

La recuperación nos invita a construir un altar personal de la verdad. El libro Doce Pasos y Doce Tradiciones elimina todas las exigencias rígidas. Las sugerencias reemplazan las pesadas cadenas del dogma en este programa. Esta libertad permite que el corazón respire y se expanda. Cultivamos un vínculo único con nuestro Poder Superior elegido.

Funciona: Cómo y Por Qué resuena con este hermoso llamado a la autonomía. Del mismo modo, el movimiento Wellbriety honra el camino individual. “Cada uno tiene su propia forma de encontrar al Gran Espíritu” (White Bison, 2002, p. 33). Viktor Frankl también valoró este espacio interno sagrado. “Todo se puede quitar… excepto… la libertad de elegir” (Frankl, 1959, p. 104). Cada persona pone a prueba su propia realidad, como sugirió Buda. Encontramos la verdad a través de nuestras propias pruebas y momentos tranquilos. La aceptación crece cuando finalmente nos hacemos dueños de nuestras creencias.


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Comments

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

  1. Phil d Avatar
    Phil d

    I used to believe things that my friends and family told me growing up. Then I realized they were often ill informed or ill intentioned. Now I just believe stuff that can be proven by me or scientists. Well, at least I try to.

  2. E-Dawg Avatar
    E-Dawg

    I was on a spiritual journey, and tried Buddhism, Hinduism the teachings of Hare Krishna, which all of them were geared for inner peace and personal consciousness… funny thing is that led me to Jesus and through him I truly have found those wonderful things… so I am grateful to the Eastern religions for getting me to know Jesus Christ my personal Lord and savior!

  3. VLeigh Avatar
    VLeigh

    When I think back on the many unfortunate incidences that I’ve gotten through in my past, I’ve come to realize that had I not had my Higher Power . looking out for me, the outcome would have been much worse. I certainly had something helping to create a clearer, less destructive path at times.

  4. Sabrina J Avatar
    Sabrina J

    My higher power is Love. I have come to this by testing my own personal experiences. My job is to love everyone, love my higher power and love myself.

    Thank you for sharing recovery with me. Grateful.

  5. Ari L Avatar
    Ari L

    I’ve had a lifetime immersed in and studying different world views on religion. But, more personally I’ve done my best, however that looked, to develop a personal connection with whatever is out there in a sort of agnostic, searching kind of manner. Through that, and almost like, “method acting” different viewpoints, I found what resonated as deeply true to me. I don’t think we are all one, for example, but that rather unity as separate entities is a beautiful, sacred sort of connection that transcends the very idea of a self. In that regard, like, even just honest connection between two people is a sort of divine union of opposites where the barriers to self and other are withered enough, that it feels like oneness. And that’s beautiful.

    TL;DR
    Trial and error.

  6. Sabrina J Avatar
    Sabrina J

    Spirtual truth is deeply personal. For me, watching the sunrise is proof of the connection to something bigger, more, than just the self. In that same way, while I have struggled to undertand religion, my personal connection to higher power, to source, to God has always been, and always will be.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. 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.

  10. 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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