Quotes by Chris Prentiss

If you examine your motive for doing anything, youll soon discover that your reason is that you believe it will make you happy.

To give up power to change for the better is inherently distasteful to everyone, and to force people to affirm that they are addicts or alcoholics so they can speak in a meeting is shameful and demoralizing.

The totally alive, totally conscious, and totally aware Universe takes care of itself completely. It is totally self-reliant and totally self- sufficient. it is perfect.

The Universe is alive, conscious, and aware.

The best way for you to get that new experience is to change your response to what happens.

You have chosen to exist, and more than just exist-- youve been chosen to share in the Universal consciousness.

The word Universe is made up of two Latin words- uni (meaning one) and versus (meaning turned into). It literally means one turned into.

The totally alive, totally conscious, and totally aware Universe takes care of itself completely. It is totally self- reliant and totally self- sufficient. It is perfect.

People who are dependent are merely using alcohol as a crutch to get through the day. Yet doctors and scientists are still treating alcoholism as if it is the problem, when it has nothing to do with the problem. They might as well be studying scratchism for people who have a chronic itch.

When nothing else worked, we created a holistic, hand-tailored program that saved Paxs life. At Passages, he and I use what we learned in curing him to help other discover the roots of their addiction or alcoholism and break free.

I wrote this book to show you that a cure is entirely possible because Ive seen it happen over and over again.

When you change the way you see and interpret events, suddenly everything will be different for you. Everything will make sense.

What we call coincidences, accidental and remarkable events occurring at the same time, are actually circumstances and events that have come into your life to serve a purpose- and that purpose is to benefit you.

In 1935, when there were no other programs, the founders of AA, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, stepped up to the plate and took action to help a crippled population. All credit for the establishment of their wonderful, life-saving group goes to them and to those who came after them who have continued the tradition. However, there are hundreds of millions of people who still need help who are not among the estimated two or three million who attend twelve-step meetings.

When a problem or a difficult situation arises, say to yourself, as if you already believe it: This is for my benefit.

There is only one way to achieve lasting happiness. That is simply: Be happy.

You dont need to be a scientist to know how powerful your imagination is.

Zen is a journey of exploration and a way of living that, in and of itself, does not belong to any one religion or tradition. It is about experiencing life in the here and now and about removing the dualistic distinctions between I and you between subject and objective, between our spiritual and our ordinary, everyday activities.

Times change and discoveries are made that render earlier techniques and approaches less effective. Change is inevitable. To remain rigid when the whole world is changing and advancing is to invite misfortune. The AA program in particular is challenged with an opportunity of unprecedented magnitude.

You are not alone in your quest to be who you want and have what you want.