“Of necessity there will have to be discussion of matters medical, psychiatric, social, and religious.” (Chapter Two, Big Book)
“That means we have written a book which we believe to be spiritual as well as moral.” (Chapter Four, Big Book)
“Having had the experience yourself, you can give him much practical advice.” (Chapter Seven, Big Book)
“We could wish to be moral, we could wish to be philosophically comforted, in fact, we could will these things with all our might, but the needed power wasn’t there.” (Chapter Four, Big Book)
The soup has eight ingredients:
- Physical
- Mental
- Social
- Practical
- Religious
- Spiritual
- Philosophical
- Moral
In recovery, I’ve had to make progress in all eight areas.
Now I understand why attempting to solve my problem by
looking at just one or some of these areas failed.
The fellowship is the casserole dish, not the casserole.
Trying to get sober and well using the fellowship alone is
like trying to eat the casserole dish.
The ingredients don’t produce a casserole without heat, and
God is the source of the heat.