Hi Robito the Buddha @robito

Thanks for your response and it is not too far off from what I was expecting :). Thanks for the opportunity to comment on your post.

I need to make it clear so that there is no confusion : I do not know much about Buddha except for some stories I had heard about him when I was growing up in Thailand as a young soul. I love all the Buddha statues though and my house is full of laughing and happy buddhas. From a young age I have never aspired to be like someone religiously. With recent light of wisdom, I have come to learn that we are all on our own journey and are an important component of the whole universal consciousness, which Buddha was part of. So in a sense, we are already a Buddha. Hmmm…a difficult concept for some to get their head around this but it has started to make sense to my inner being. So I am already a buddha and so are you and so is everyone else :). We just do not know it as yet as our consciousness has not evolved to that level.

I am not sure what your experience has been but in my practice, I have noticed that every session of meditation builds on the previous and every selfless activity / self awareness action does the same. To me, this means that with every session, we are getting filled with more light and positivity. If this is indeed the case then how can someone who is truly practicing meditation indulge in any form of activity, which reduces their positivity (this activity can include a state of drunkenness). I am not talking about an adhoc practice of meditation here. It needs to be a daily practice and part of our schedule like how we brush our teeth daily (i think most do ;), have breakfast, go to work etc. And I have realised that over time, it becomes such a crucial part of your life and it becomes an intoxicant in itself. You become high on positivity and the light you can share with others to bring more love and compassion in their lives. Do you see what am I getting to ?

I think every religion preaches the same – love and that we are all connected. The form, which keeps us together is energy, which can neither be destroyed nor dissolved. It just changes form. A person high on substance intoxicants on a regular basis will not be able to generate enough positivity to practice meditation until his or her level of awareness rises. However, a person who is having intoxicants in moderation will still be able to practice mindfulness everyday as long as they have some discipline in their lives and with each session, the positive energy should rise. As this energy rises, you will be not be attracted to things that bring your positivity down. Universal law about energy seems to be quite straightforward – like energy attracts like. By the way, this is not my law but my experience confirms it. I like to believe in things that I can experience first hand.

So coming back to your question about intoxication and can it be a compassionate action ? Well, it depends. You need to define intoxication and what is this intoxication trying to achieve ? If an intoxication raises your consciousness or someone elses, yes then it is a compassionate action. If it doesnt, then no, it is not.

Does this add any more clarity to what you are asking?

Sending you loads of positive energy. You will be in my prayers tonight.

J