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Originally Posted by Bruce Paine;6
By the way, alcohol is many different things, besides being poisonous to some, it is a medicine, a food, and a tool for many different activities.
Some things misused by some, can be used wisely by others.
Be well, be your best, and be blessed.
Thank you, very much.
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Bruce
I'll drink to that! Wink,wink, I'm grinning!
Developing the wisdom can be challenging. Our society is really expanded in the yang (big buildings, houses, cars etc.). The yin (spirit-understanding) is not on par however. With so much external yang there is created a pressure to expand on the inside. It is no wonder alcohol is so pervasive in our society. This pattern is a yinnizing spiral, and maintaining one's own inner yang (could be read as indentity) is under enormous assault. The amplitude of this current can be overpowering, especially to persons just starting the journey with this food.
Resistance may get one flattened. Finding that illusive posture that allows going with the flow but still maintaining one's "own" reqiures great vigilance and judgement. Alcohol being as extreme yin as it is, may not be the easiest substance to use while finding one's place (balance) in the torrent. Drawing yin from other souces such as music, color, friendships, dancing etc. is not as demanding on one's body, as transmuting alcohol in one's system. I see no need to create more difficultly in the face of already challenging circumstances.
Alcohol in a contempory context is part of a balance that sudstitutes war for understanding and a perspective of seeing enemies all around. There is a significant lack of yin/yang integration. All are part of one energy, but until one's own yin/yang is integrated, one will likely not recognize one's own place in it. The jugement to use alcohol wisely is probably beyond most people, especially persons that are atracked to this food. They are searching for something that normal culture is not offering. The first wisdom then would be to avoid an element such as alcohol, which is a major contributor to the ambiant imbalance.
Beware the illusion of freedom---Beware the freedom of illusion!
Life is wonderful as long as one does not weaken!
Manymoons