Amma on Intoxicants -Bela

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OM NAMAH SIVAYA

 

maybe she doesn't give us "rules" because she wants us to make up

our own minds. i think only then will we have the conviction of our

beliefs, and not be imitating like monkeys, or doing just because we

were told. in Ayurveda there is a saying, "Everything is for

someone and nothing is for everyone." Buddha once said, "Believe

nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, even if I

have said it unless it agrees with you and your common sense."

 

JAI MA

 

Ammachi, "Bela Gaytan" <bela.fela@g...> wrote:

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> Dear Sweta,

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> Although I've not tried yerba mate, I know that it also has the

similar

> effect that coffee does. I've heard many people steer clear of

it, also

> feeling that it is a "drug". (Ugh, drug seems so strong of a

word, since we

> are used to associating the word with hardcore intoxicants.)

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> It's so hard to draw the line on "intoxicants", in my opinion.

Well, not

> necessarily hard to do (you could easily say you are not going to

partake of

> anything that will alter yourself), but so many of us are

accepting of these

> various substances, to a degree. You could eliminate coffee,

alcohol, cigs,

> and any illegal drugs. But what about prescription meds?

Chocolate? Both

> of them are altering substances.

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> It's a hard topic, no doubt. Many of us feel that coffee and

caffeine are

> acceptable… but we draw the line there. Many people will

rationalize that

> marijuana is natural… tobacco is natural, and so on. I guess

until/unless

> Amma comes out with a specific statement regarding the use

of "intoxicants",

> we will all continue to abide by what we think is acceptable.

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> ((¸¸.•´ ..•´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::..

> -:¦:- ((¸¸.•´.¸..•` ..::Bela::..

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> "Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you.

The heart

> that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness is

the

> choicest offering at the altar of God" - Amma

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> _____

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> Ammachi [Ammachi] On

Behalf Of

> Sweta Mitzel

> Wednesday, January 11, 2006 3:09 PM

> Ammachi

> Re: Re: Amma on "Intoxicants"

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> Coffee really is considered a gateway drug. I've switched from

coffee to

> yerbe mate, which seems much milder.

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