Hi Jasmine @jasmine-3

I can no longer see an option to edit my last post to you so I’ll just write another reply here …

Like Matt @amatt above, you also say that by practicing meditation, purity of intention and selfless service, and also being mindful and aware, sooner or later we will no longer want to intoxicate ourselves. We don’t have to leave anything as this will happen naturally.

I tend to agree with this for the most part. Exceptions would be if people are getting drunk every night and trying to be spiritual but wake up every morning with a hang over and cant get to yoga class, do meditation or even be bothered to be aware. Then that mental trick occurs when you say that you will do it later or tomorrow instead.

The conclusion that I come to is the same for my project of following the teachings of buddha to see what happens though. Does this mean that buddha was wrong when he said that we should abstain from all intoxicants, or am I misinterpreting or missing the point? :p

And ultimately my question for my next post still remains the same:

Can intoxication be a compassionate action?

Further views on this much appreciated!

Please keep the great replies coming and please read my first post above about what this project is all about!

Many many thanks!