Step 10 – Hector E. – FOTSNY – 2003

About This Speaker Tape

Hector, a speaker from Los A., delivers a deep dive into Steps 10 and 11, framing them as daily tools to keep the spirit 'unblocked from the sunshine.' He moves from the wreckage of a life spent chasing Ralph L. suits and money—which nearly killed him in an ICU—to a disciplined spiritual practice. Hector emphasizes that resentment is an acid that eats the user from within and argues that there are no victims, only 'willing volunteers.' He details a rigorous process for daily inventory, including a three-column method to track character defects, and spends significant time on the nature of prayer as a dialogue to align with a Higher Power, rather than a petition for material things.

He concludes with a passionate plea for meditation and the 'unmerited gift' of grace, urging the room to find the divinity within through silence.

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Timestamps

• 0:00 Opening meditation and prayer to set the sacred space.
• 4:30 Introduction to Step 10: Keeping the spirit unblocked from the sunshine.
• 7:15 Discussion on resentment as 'acid' and the 'willing volunteer' mentality.
• 10:20 The three-question filter for speaking: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?
• 13:45 Step 10 practice: Detailed explanation of the three-column inventory and character defects.
• 17:10 Transition to Step 11: Prayer and meditation as tools for conscious contact.
• 19:45 Laughter: The joke about prayer vs. schizophrenia.
• 23:10 The 'World of Many' (Ego) vs. the 'World of One' (Higher Power).
• 26:30 Definition of Higher Power's grace as an 'unmerited gift'.
• 31:00 Practical advice on meditation and the danger of praying for a Mercedes.
• 35:20 Closing remarks on the 'front row seat to a spiritual experience'.