Upon Awakening: A look at Recovery, the 12 Steps and the importance of Awakening and alignment from a Zen perspective. Carl Jung’s idea was that people with addiction issues need to have a spiritual awakening as a foundation and reference point. The 12 Steps were formed as a way of engendering this awakening and living from this true place. We’ll look at how they dovetail with Zen and into a specific and efficient method of awakening which is available to…