SOLUTION BASED RECOVERY: Prayer and meditation are important to living a spiritual life.

 They are also vital to working the Twelve Step Program of Recovery. However, many people are confused by all the different kinds of prayer and meditation that are available. In the Big Book on page 85, starting in the bottom paragraph, it says, "Step Eleven suggests prayer and meditation. We shouldn't be shy on this matter of prayer. Better men than we are using it constantly. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. It would be easy to be vague about this matter. Yet, we believe we can make some definite and valuable suggestions.

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