July 18, 2007 at 01:16:39 Psychological Work and Direct Awakening by Stephen Ruppenthal     Page 2 of 2 page(s) http://www.awakeningpath.com

Problems with addiction and personal helplessness are problems precisely because they are in a place in consciousness where our will can't go. But elevating passages provide the perfect link to that higher power twelve-step programs speak of. For anyone dutifully working on themselves, meditating on the words of people who have confronted the problems we all face help us bear the hard work of remaking our previously intractable behaviors and patterns.

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Dr. Stephen Ruppenthal is the author of The Path of Direct Awakening: Passages for Meditationand co-author of Eknath Easwaran’s The Dhammapada. Dr. Ruppenthal is an international workshop leader in passage meditation and in courses for those looking for end of life spiritual care and for the spiritual step component of twelve step programs. Visit Stephen’s work at www.directawakenings.com.

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