In order to make it easier for Buddhists to follow the 12 Steps, some members have offered a reworded version of the program that better reflects a non-theist perspective.

Buddhist Twelve Steps

In order to make it easier for Buddhists to follow the 12 Steps, some members have offered a reworded version of the program that better reflects a non-theist perspective. The Buddhist 12 Steps are:

• We admitted our addictive craving over alcohol, and recognized its consequences in our lives. (Step 1)
• Came to believe that a power other than self could restore us to wholeness. (Step 2)
• Made a decision to go for refuge to this other power as we understood it. (Step 3)
• Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. (Step 4)
• Admitted to ourselves and another human being the exact moral nature of our past. (Step 5)
• Became entirely ready to work at transforming ourselves. (Step 6)
• With the assistance of others and our own firm resolve, we transformed unskillful aspects of ourselves and cultivated positive ones. (Step 7)
• Made a list of all persons we had harmed. (Step 8)
• Made direct amends to such people where possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. In addition, made a conscientious effort to forgive all those who harmed us. (Step 9)
• Continue to maintain awareness of our actions and motives, and when we acted unskillfully promptly admitted it. (Step 10)
• Engaged through the practice of meditation to improve our conscious contact with our true selves, and seeking that beyond self. Also used prayer as a means to cultivate positive attitudes and states of mind. (Step 11)
• Having gained spiritual insight as a result of these steps, we practice these principles in all areas of our lives, and make this message available to others in need of recovery. (Step 12)