Addiction, Alcoholism & The 3 Principles

The Purity of the Principles was presented to a group of about a dozen pastors from Nakivale Refugee Camp in Uganda. Dr. Dicken Bettinger served as the lead guest, accompanied by Jim Beck, David Lubende, and Harry, each offering their insights on the topic. A key highlight of the gathering was the many thoughtful questions from the pastors, which deepened the dialogue and reflection. The sharing was marked by a strong sense of spiritual connection and openness among all participants. David provided translation into Swahili, helping to ensure that the message was accessible and meaningful to everyone present. Video  https://youtu.be/JFsDL76-3CQ

This is a slightly edited recording of the 3P in Africa Alcohol Healing Program webinar on "The Mind–Body Connection as it Pertains to the Three Principles." Dr. Bill Pettit served as the main speaker, with valuable contributions from Jim Beck, Larry Petersen, and Harry, each adding depth and wisdom to the conversation. Four Alcohol Healing groups from the Nakivale Refugee Camp in Uganda attended the session, along with many from Facebook Live. Their questions, reflections, and heartfelt energy brought a powerful spiritual presence to the program. The talks were delivered in English with Swahili translation provided by David. Video  https://youtu.be/4hrnjXBRXPE

God & the Three Principles — Pastors, Bishop & Hosts 3P in Africa Conference – December 13, 2025 Impact Lion of Judas Church, Homa Bay, Kenya Listen to the final sharing of the conference, exploring the Inside-Out understanding of life; the Three Principles (3P) as gifts from God; the truth that the Kingdom of God is within; and how 3P offers a compassionate and effective response to alcohol addiction. This sharing is followed by pastors' questions and a rich group discussion.  Speakers: Dietrick — Tanzania (Pastor, Medical Doctor); David — Nakivale Refugee Camp, Uganda (Pastor; Manager, 3P Alcohol Healing Program); Bishop Alouch — Homa Bay, Kenya (Bishop; Orphanage Director & Conference Host); Martha — Homa Bay, Kenya (Orphanage Director & Conference Host) These religious leaders beautifully demonstrate how the Three Principles and Christian teachings about God naturally blend together, offering deep hope and practical understanding that can ease and alleviate the many forms of human suffering. Video:  https://youtu.be/beT-ud2O1-M

3P & the Empowerment of Women 3P in Africa Conference – December 13, 2025 Impact Lion of Judas Church, Homa Bay, Kenya Listen to a powerful 45-minute sharing on wisdom, self-confidence, and inner power from four 3P Educators: Christina — Germany (counselor); Sylivia — Kitgum, Uganda (missionary); Elizabeth — Jinja, Uganda (teacher); Martha — Homa Bay, Kenya (Orphanage and host) These women are living examples of transformation in action—creating meaningful change in their own lives and positively impacting the lives of many others, both women and men, across Africa. Video:  https://youtu.be/kkpS-m9Yfw0 Audio:  https://www.acttraining.biz/post/af40-3p-the-empowerment-of-women

PLEASE NOTE; go to https://www.youtube.com/@SydneyBanksSwahili to listen to many of Sydney Banks talks with SWAHILI SUBTITLES 3PAE9-Importance of Sydney Banks to 3P in Africa is highlighted by a 30 minute video of Sydney Banks. The Secret of Mind is the first of a 4 talks of The Hawaii Lecture Series which can be seen at www.sydneybanks.com; click on Videos and go to Hawaii Lectures.  Several other Sydney Banks videos are listed.  To watch The Secret of Mind with Swahili Subtitles -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugdhg3G0JGA  3PAE Video – https://youtu.be/pMHG_H-hKA8                                                           3PAE Audio – https://www.acttraining.biz/post/3pae9-importance-of-sydney-banks-to-3p-in-africa Download and Listen at   https://www.acttraining.biz/post/3pae9-importance-of-sydney-banks-to-3p-in-africa   or iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Podbean and Amazon Music

Podcast 103 is JACK PRANSKY answering the following questions from African members of 3P Nakivale Alcohol Department & Satellite Department is a continuation of the 3P in Africa series.   1. Four (4) things to be successful in Modello and all community projects?   2. When people drink alcohol they feel happy but after they are fighting. Why?   3 People in Nakivale believe in God, but they do not have love. Why?   4. Are we always living in the Spirit all the time? 5. Why do some people able to stop drinking alcohol immediately and others take longer?   6. Why don't people stop after you explain the danger of alcohol?  7. If God loves everyone, but why do people get into problems?  8. Where does bad or negative things come from?  Beautiful sharing by Jack and the 3P African Educators.

35 minutes edited sharing by "3P in Africa" Alcohol  with stories in SWAHILI/ENGLISH by the Satellite Dep't of 3P Nakivale Alcohol Dep't; Mark sharing on Kenya; & Harry and Dicken concluding the 4 hour 2 session 3P seminar.

7 minute edited podcast of 1.5 hour 3P in Sweden (3PSE) with Thomas Jensen asking Harry how does "3P in Africa" work?  Harry gives an example how the 3P Nakivale Alcohol Department developed and now has a GOFUNDME https://gofund.me/cd9e59a4. This department is achieving powerful results but the counselors are unpaid living as refugees with wives and their 24 children. Their wisdom and commitment to alleviating human suffering because of alcohol is inspiring. Full Video can be seen https://youtu.be/BIuaszTvdNE

Session 3 highlights the introduction of the new team member, Mark Williams, + sharing's from Gideon, George from Kenya + sharing's from Phillips, Gervin and Pady from Nakivale Refugee Camp. The session concludes with Dr. Dicken Bettinger talking about kindred spirits. Video of Session 3: https://youtu.be/W2bIE1wH9Iw Video Session 1: https://youtu.be/Em4s8jKcG98 Podcast Session 1: https://www.acttraining.biz/post/af6-3p-in-africa-seminar-session-1 Video Session 2 - https://youtu.be/hNZANltkmd4 Podcast Session 1 - https://www.acttraining.biz/post/af7-3p-in-africa-seminar-session-2 3P in Africa Facebook Group -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1121901222280302 3P in Africa YouTube Channel -- https://www.youtube.com/@3PinAFRICA-tw5qv 3P in Africa Documentary -- https://youtu.be/Qq0Sww_AH34

Session 2 of May 26 "3P in Africa SEMINAR" with Dr. Dicken Bettinger sharing on THE DIVINE PRINCIPLES: FERTILE GROUND FOR LIFE-CHANGING INSIGHTS with Q&A by participants.   Dicken talks about his relationship with Sydney Banks & Syd's experience of infinity, full of the creative possibilities and love. He expounds on our connection to the infinite intelligence or divine, and our ability to experience our True Self. THIS IS SESSION 2 OF 3 SESSIONS, 3rd to follow. Video of Session 2: https://youtu.be/hNZANltkmd4 Video Session 1: https://youtu.be/Em4s8jKcG98 Podcast Session 1: https://www.acttraining.biz/post/af6-3p-in-africa-seminar-session-1 3P in Africa Facebook Group -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1121901222280302 3P in Africa YouTube Channel -- https://www.youtube.com/@3PinAFRICA-tw5qv 3P in Africa Documentary -- https://youtu.be/Qq0Sww_AH34

5 minute extract from 1.15 hour session with five (5) 3P in Africa educators. Philips, Slyvie and Joseph come from 3 different areas in Uganda and share their wisdom in a major area of concern in their individual communities in Nakivale Refugee Camp, Kitgum and near Kampala i.e. drugs and alcohol. Uganda has been documented as one of the most negatively affected by drugs and alcohol in Africa.

4 years ago, this podcast was Wendi Saggese's honest and heart fulfilling discussion about dying from cancer 2 weeks before "moving on." This is my favorite show. In my mind, it was the most touching and deep feelings of any of our 77 shows on ADDICTIONS, ALCOHOLISM & 3 PRINCIPLES.  A MUST LISTEN TO!!   FULL WEBINAR -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV7SYYqfVwM&t=663s

Debi and Catherine share about parenting with their own sons and daughter whom have addiction issues. VERY HEART WARMING!! Full Video can be seen https://youtu.be/hfnT-qdt9CY

This podcast is a 30-minute extract from a session of the recent WeRallOK Global Online Conference of Back to the Fitrah Mentoring Academy on CASE STUDIES, RESULTS AND RECOVERY. Members of the Addiction Department talk about Healing and sharing with clients + Creating support and awareness of family members. Full Video can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ag68CMh_4U

Watch how Harry uses Sydney Banks 11-minute teaching at the beginning of this podcast to expand on HEALING IN ADDICTION. This powerful presentation called a Spiritual Solution to Addiction was part of the recent 4th Annual Global Conference of 2 days by Back to the Fitrah Mentoring Academy, which included 4 hours by the Addiction Department. If you want to uncover a spiritual-psychological answer or the Ultimate Answer to Addiction, this is the talk for you.   Sydney Banks Video on Alcoholism is not a Disease – https://youtu.be/uOUNCvol3UU   Harry Derbitsky's Video on A Spiritual Solution to Addiction -- https://youtu.be/QzzAF6sl6Ag  

Podcast 95 is an 8-minute excerpt from University OLLI class 3 - "Transforming Lives: Syd Banks", Sept 26 with Harry Derbitsky.  Questions on "When we have a connection to God, what is it about 3P that is transformative" and "How do we Participate with God." Full video recording link: https://1drv.ms/v/s!Ahev5UOBVIkEgeU-uVhbsm9OjESMbw?e=Zjef3E  Full audio recording link:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ahev5UOBVIkEgeU9GwX_so31igTihg?e=zIPMWh

Podcast 94 is an excerpt on FEAR OF SHARING from the Addiction Department of Back to the Fitrah Mentoring Academy. The Fear to Share generally comes from the fear of the past and of challenging society's wrongful norms. We must honor our responsibility to help people beyond this fear. We require courage to talk & not run away from God or the Oneness of Life. By participating with God and showing the power of "intent," we unfasten the ego's ability to trick our minds. This talk finishes with an example of the power of sharing by 3 healed alcoholic members of Nakivale.

This podcast is a 10 minute extract of Sydney Banks sharing his wisdom of the 3 Principles from the Washington Lectures. This sharing is being used to share the 3 Principles in Africa with Graben Junior School outside of Kampala, Nakivale Refugee Camp of 120,000 refugees, Uganda and Kakuma Refugee Camp of 500,000 refugees, Kenya.

Podcast 92 is Chapter 4 of my unpublished book called ZAHARA asks "WHAT IS LOVE?" Zahara and her grandmother Bibi are fictional characters, but Nehemia is a real person telling his true story of ALCOHOL, and he lives in Nakivale Refugee Camp, Uganda. Chapter is fully illustrated, along with Nehemia's writing of his story at https://www.acttraining.biz/post/ep-92-zahara-asks-about-love-alcohol  .

Podcast 50 is an extract that is described as a perfect celebration of Sydney Banks 50th Anniversary of his enlightenment experience. Guest Dr. Dicken Bettinger illustrates a metaphor of spiritual and human experience where scientists state that which is visible in life measured by man's instruments is only 4%; while 96% is the fullness and invisible because it is full of creative potential. "People are waking up to the fact that they are more than my 4%--the human part." Dicken beautifully describes Sydney Banks experience of fully walking through the buzzing light and discovered God.

Podcast 91 is an extract from a TAWHID WEBINAR that is described as a perfect celebration of Sydney Banks 50th Anniversary of his enlightenment experience. Guest Dr. Dicken Bettinger deals with the essence of all psychological experience through the questions of "Do you believe the field of psychology will ever embrace this 3 Principles understanding" and "The power of an Insight." He describes a wisdom based versus ego based world.

Podcast 90 is a 23-minute extract from a 2-hour GROUP session with the Addiction Department of Back to The Fitrah Mentoring Academy on PORNOGRAPHY & 3P. It has been edited to only hear Harry's sharing, although the session had great interaction and interest from the other members of the group. Harry has never taught on this topic before, and this session jumps back and forth answering questions between porn for the individual and when one is in a relationship with a partner who is into porn. The podcast ends with Harry reading excerpts from his unfinished book's chapter titled Human Desires & Addiction.

4th in a Series with Harry sharing with Cecilia Hector from Sweden on "What is healing from a spiritual-psychological perspective." This 13-minute extract discusses our Connection to God, and Harry's new direction in sharing with the 120,000 people of Nakivale Refugee Camp in Uganda.   Full video at https://youtu.be/VoinVvaX258.

This 2.5-minute Podcast is Harry's extract of TAWHID & the Spiritual Unity of the 3 Principles investigation into the mystical meaning of "Inside-Out." The full video can be seen at https://youtu.be/7d7LdRQWtUY.

In this 15 minute podcast extract, Psychologist Joe Bailey talks about his story, and the importance of a support group after clients have had a transformational experience. He further describes how he met his wife with love at first sight 4 hours before meeting Syd and then he describes the impact Syd had on THE NEW JOE BAILEY. Joe shares the vision of his new book coming in his dream to complete the mystical time together.   Full 1.2 hour Video at https://youtu.be/Ow63A8jtCJE

Sydney Banks 5-minute story of an alcoholic father, told from a suffering son's perspective. Syd said, "Did you ever look at your father when he was alcoholic and sad, and see that he was living in hell?" 3 months later, "Now, we are the best of friends."   Full list of 6 podcasts by Sydney Banks on Addiction is at https://www.acttraining.biz/post/ep-86-syd-s-story-of-an-alcoholic-father

As promised, here is the 20-minute PART 2 of the TAWHID Podcast, the 3P MUSLIM ADDICTION SUPPORT GROUP in NIGERIA which begins with how a client in RELAPSE quickly and easily rebounded into his spiritual identity and good feelings with the help of the Support Group. Following questions answered by the group was, "What are people who are addicted missing and need to know to get over the Addiction" and "How supporting the family has helped the addicted person."   Full Video at https://youtu.be/XF3eMkXEk6c

In this 30 minutes TAWHID Podcast Part 1, the 3P MUSLIM ADDICTION SUPPORT GROUP in NIGERIA discusses "What does the support group mean to each of its members, "Why is it important in Addiction," "Why Nigeria has become the 1st Muslim 3P Addiction Support Group" and "Why is community really important?"  PART 2, which will follow in a week, begins with how a client in RELAPSE quickly and easily rebounded into his spiritual identity and good feelings with the help of the Support Group.

In this 9-minute podcast, Harry shares with Cecilia Hector HOW he deliver the process of healing and how it was complimented by observing Sydney Banks. This extract is from the webinar "What is healing from a spiritual-psychological perspective--Part 3." Full Video at https://youtu.be/zhyqZhVbegM

This Podcast is a 18 minute extract from an earlier webinar & Group Discussion on BLIND SPOTS, SETBACKS, & INSIGHTS. Stories by various participants highlight how to break through the blind spots of our lives, and how ego is fooling us, whether we are in Addiction Recovery or not.   Video can be seen at https://youtu.be/Cd8COI7QwYU

A 6-minute continuation of the last podcast where Razmik Sargsyan from Brand New Thought asks Harry the following question of seeing the similarities and oneness of all religions. Harry shows how Spirituality and Psychology lead to the same common fact, illustrates an Indigenous sweat lodge story, and includes the answer to healing addiction.   Video can be seen at https://youtu.be/Ysq_i0nDXm8.

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In this 9 minute extract, Sydney Banks talks about the Power of Thought, Everything Derives from Thought, and It's only Thought, as it relates to Mental Health and Alcoholism.

Probably most of you did not meet the amazing ladies of MODELLO, a Dr. Roger Mills project from Florida that, to my mind, was the greatest 3P community project. This particular show from TAWHID: Spiritual Unity of the 3 Principles has a strong flavor of this. 3 Muslim Mentors from the Addiction Department of Back to the Fitrah share their powerful and wise experiences of working with a client/wife who gives birth while her husband is addicted to crack cocaine; a wife supporting her husband who conquers anti-depressants; and a daughter seeing her mother from a world of personal insecure thoughts to the wonderful and loving person she is.   Please watch the full video to feel the succulent feelings of love, hope and UPLIFT. https://youtu.be/8OnAUUkhbfI

In this 16-minute extract, Saba Hyder Quraishi, Addiction Mentor for Back to the Fitrah Mentoring Academy, shares her wisdom and compassion in assisting her husband to leave anti-depressant drug dependency, and how his healing insight has changed their marriage, their children, family feelings, and whole life. Watch the full 1.5 hour video from the Karan Detani Show called THE HEALING BALANCE IN ADDICTION -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyisSPyADsk

By the ADDICTION DEPARTMENT at the recent Back to the Fitrah Global Conference of over 3000 registrations, the presenters are Addiction Mentors from Canada, Nigeria, India, Australia & USA. This 1 ½ hour edited podcast shares HEALING stories around cocaine, antidepressants, self-esteem issues for a young man, a personal story of drug & addiction, plus schizophrenia healing by a client from Back to the Fitrah Mentoring Academy. As expressed by our Nigerian Mentor, "See the human come alive, to see him pop." Whenever you hear the word ALLAH, feel free to change it to MIND, if you prefer.     https://www.backtothefitrahacademy.com/addiction is the Addiction Department Website

Podcast 75 is a 30-minute extract by Dr. WILLIAM PETTIT JR. webinar talk, Part 2-True Nature & Spiritual Healing. Bill explores his insight around the DIVINE THOUGHT SYSTEM & PERSONAL THOUGHT SYSTEM. He states clearly, "we are being guided every moment of our life by the Divine Thought System."   Full Webinar called Part 2- True Nature & Spiritual Healing -- https://youtu.be/Wfaj6Fps2Hw Full Webinar called The True Nature of the Principles (Part 1) -- https://youtu.be/9TJ4M6o4OQQ Podcast extract of The True Nature of the Principles (Part 1) -- https://www.acttraining.biz/post/the-nature-of-universal-principles-no-thought

A 15-minute session with an unknown client, Hadiza, in front of 18 Addiction Mentors at a weekly group meeting of the ADDICTION DEPARTMENT of Back to the Fitrah Mentoring Academy. Interestingly, she was never asked what was wrong, and yet she experienced a powerful insight that "if this is supposed to be solved through Love, then I have to look inward." And that is the only place you have to look. The 3 Principles are a Spiritual Psychology leading to a Spiritual Healing.

This podcast is a 42 minute extract from a recent TAWHID: Spiritual Unity of the 3 Principles webinar. 4 NIGERIAN Muslim guests, 3 of whom are Addiction Mentors and 1 is a Client who experienced healing, share their journey, stories and insights as representatives of the ADDICTION DEPARTMENT of BACK TO THE FITRAH MENTORING ACADEMY + the TRAINING DIRECTOR. Asma, Abba, Aisha, Bilkisu share honesty and wisdom with a warmth, gratitude and humility that will bring tingles up your backs.   FULL WEBINAR on TAWHID: Spiritual Unity of the 3 Principles-- https://youtu.be/JOtKP6jQutw

Dr. Amy Johnson, CEO of the Little School of Big Change, author, and teacher in overcoming anxiety and unwanted habits without needing to rely on willpower or self-discipline. In Episode 42 of her podcast teaching series, she plays devil's advocate as she and Harry discuss the single, common source of all suffering.

In this 4.16 minute extract from an early talk, Sydney Banks defines A QUIET MIND or A SILENT MIND by saying it's a mind that is NOT contaminated by negative thoughts from the past or the present. He ties a non-silent mind to alcoholism and addiction, plus human suffering.

This Podcast is an hour Q&A extract, which followed Beverley Wilson Hayes powerful personal story, as she shared with the Addiction Department of Back to The Fitrah Mentoring Academy. Listen to the inspirational and intuitive sharing as she co-soars with mystical wings with these 16 amazing Muslim-3P Addiction Mentors.

This podcast is a 15-minute extract from a 1.5 hour sharing by Psychiatrist S. Kelly Gupta, M.D. to 21 Addiction Mentors from the Addiction Department of Back to The Fitrah Mentoring Academy. Kelly discusses the Old Paradigm of Psychiatry compared to the Healing Model of the 3 Principles, and how the spiritual-psychological approach is affecting his Arizona practice. He concludes about the Source of All Healing regarding a question on Trauma, illustrating Trauma and Healing in Singularity or Connected Oneness.

In this 10 minute talk by SYDNEY BANKS on THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS, he also talks about the power of forgiveness in Addiction and Alcoholism Healing. He tells the story of a a son whose Dad was alcoholic and beat him. The son said "forgiveness came into his heart and a relief washed over him."   SYDNEY states "The reality we live in is a direct result of our thoughts." "Forgiveness washes away all negative thoughts towards others, bringing the feeling of love and allows us to see life in a more positive manner."  

22-minute extract of Session 1 Day 2 from the ADDICTION IN THE MUSLIM WORLD  Conference on June 10-11. 2022.  This Podcast highlights various speakers/participants sharing their combined understanding of Islam Wisdom with the spiritual-psychological nature of the 3 Principles. It also discusses the development of the Addiction Department with its website at  https://www.acttraining.biz/muslim-addiction-department.

This podcast is a 40-minute extract from Session 2, Day 1 of the 2-day ADDICTION IN THE MUSLIM WORLD Conference on June 10-11, 2022. It begins with a story from a pharmacist, and continues with a sharing by Dr. Josh Schwarzbaum, MD, MBA, a triple board certified physician in Addiction Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Emergency Medical Services.

This podcast is a 21-minute extract from Session 1 of the 2-day ADDICTION IN THE MUSLIM WORLD Conference last week, which had 288 registrations. Catch a Muslim feeling of Healing in Addiction via an Islam-3P connection, which is the same as a Judaic/Christian-3P perspective, at its essence of Truth.      

Harry talks about his story revolving around his exposure to addiction and to Sydney Banks. While he does not fit the model of how to help those who are addicted, via his understanding of the 3 Principles, he has helped many learn to "doctor themselves." He also shares his perspective on how the world can stop being prejudiced.   In this January, 2022 talk on Karan Delani's webinar, he shares his enthusiasm while he is babysitting his two grandchildren aged 4 and 7. Harry loves his grandchildren.

In this 8-minute MEET THE TEAM, BEYOND RECOVERY talk, Pete Mears, aka 3PPete, tells his story from a trauma-filled childhood, to full-on addiction, self-harming, and suicide to recovery and leading a passionate life of love and gratitude.   Quote from Pete--"My Consciousness has built a wall around the drinking. It just doesn't happen."   Video -- https://youtu.be/xsBFC_udWTM

In this edited and rich podcast, Harry shares with Swedish host Daniel Magnusson of Human Change on a spiritual and psychological perspective regarding Addiction, the Indigenous People and the impact of the mystical teachings of Sydney Banks has had in guiding Harry to the the world of Healing for Addiction and all suffering that mankind is experiencing.