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Twenty-Four Hours A Day, written by Richmond Walker (1892–1965), is a book that offers daily thoughts, meditations and prayers to help recovering alcoholics live a clean and sober life. [1] It is often referred to as "the little black book." The book is not official ("conference approved") Alcoholics Anonymous literature.
Day by Day is a daily meditation book for alcoholics and addicts. It was written in 1973 by members of the Young People's Group of Alcoholics Anonymous in Denver, Colorado. [1] The project was spearheaded by Shelly M., a member of the group who went on to compile Young, Sober & Free and The Pocket Sponsor. [2]
Beside The Still Waters is a daily devotional widely used by adherents of the Anabaptist Christian tradition. Each page of the "devotional begins with a Scripture reference and verse on a theme" with a subsequent "reflection on the theme, followed by an inspirational aphorism or a line from a hymn, and a few additional biblical references for those who would like to read through the entire ...
The Daily Stoic is an original translation of selections from several stoic philosophers including Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Musonius Rufus, Zeno and others. [1] It aims to provide lessons about personal growth, life management and practicing mindfulness.
Daily Word in Braille began in 1934, and is available for free to the blind through Message of Hope. [6] Daily Word in Spanish, La Palabra Diaria, was first published in March 1955. [7] Daily Word in Large Type was introduced in 1978. Among Daily Word's former editors are Colleen Zuck [8] [9] and Martha Smock.
Passage Meditation is a book by Eknath Easwaran, originally published in 1978 with the title Meditation. The book describes a meditation program, also now commonly referred to as Passage Meditation. Easwaran developed this method of meditation in the 1960s, and first taught it systematically at the University of California, Berkeley. [19] [20]
With the motto Ora et labora ("Pray and work"), daily life in a Benedictine monastery consisted of three elements: liturgical prayer, manual labor and Lectio Divina, a quiet prayerful reading of the Bible. [15] This slow and thoughtful reading of Scripture, and the ensuing pondering of its meaning, was their meditation.
Once we have understood the ground, we can begin to meditate on the path, and so the four chapters of Finding Comfort and Ease in Meditation offer a step-by-step explanation of the places where meditation can be practised, the types of individual suited to the practice, the techniques we can use in meditation and the types of concentration that ...