Realm of the Spirit

This and similar terms appear to describe our condition after the Spiritual Awakening mentioned several times in our literature.

Big Book:

"We found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all men."
Page 46, We Agnostics

"We asked ourselves this: Are not some of us just as biased and unreasonable about the realm of the spirit as were the ancients about the realm of the material?"
Page 51, We Agnostics

"This thought brings us to Step Ten , which suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any new mistakes as we go along. We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up the past. We have entered the world of the Spirit."
Page 84, Into Action, Step Ten

"Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny."
Page 164, A Vision For You

12 & 12:

“He [St Francis] though it better to give comfort than to receive it; better to understand than to be understood; better to forgive than to be forgiven. “This much could be a fragment of what is called meditation, perhaps our very first attempt at a mood, a flier into the realm of the spirit if you like.”
12 & 12, Page 101, Step Eleven

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