The Way Of Powerlessness

Advaita & The 12 Steps Of Recovery

Author: Wayne Liquorman

We suffer from the most insidious kind of addiction – one we don’t even realize we have. It is the addiction to power itself.

Both the Twelve Steps of recovery and the ancient teaching of Advaita reveal that powerlessness is the secret to genuine strength.

The proposition that lasting peace in life can come through the recognition of complete personal powerlessness may seem counterintuitive and ultimately ridiculous.   Yet, lasting peace is the miracle The Way of Powerlessness  makes possible.