Talk:Passage meditation

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Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on June 19, 2007. The result of the discussion was keep.

I have edited this page as a result of the Prod from YechielMan,questioning Notability and NPOV, to include more secondary references of why this is a notable entry. This is my first attempt at putting something onto Wikipedia so if I have done it wrong, please bear with me! I found out about Passage Meditation by attending a retreat about it and was surprised to see that there was no description of it on wikipedia since it seems to me to be a legitimate method of meditation that is different enough from other methods to warrant its own definition in wikipedia. __________________________________________________

the following sentence: As another example, Alcoholics Anonymous has produced a brochure [3] explaining how passage meditation is a practical method that can be used as part of a 12-step program." should be edited in the following manner: "As another example, a group of recovering alcoholics has produced a brochure [3] explaining how passage meditation is a practical method that can be used as part of a 12-step program."

reason: any involvement of the organized group, Alcoholics Anonymous, would violate the group's traditions, specifically tradition six, which states: "an A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property or prestige divert us from oiur primary purpose."

it would also violate the principles stated in the A.A. Preamble: "AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses not opposes any problems."

to the best of my knowledge, the brochure was not and is not approved by the organization, Alcoholic Anonymous. it was produced by local individuals who have recovered from alcoholism using a 12-step program. thank you Thayerwalker 05:51, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the suggestion - I have edited the article accordingly