Generation Gap
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Dadashri : Stop your drinking. You have become a slave
to it. It is not right for you. This is Dada’s agna, so you must not
touch alcohol at all. Only then will your life run smoothly and you
will no longer need to drink. If you read the Charan Vidhi (booklet
given after the Gnan Vidhi); you will not need to drink at all. The
Charan Vidhi will fill you with bliss.
(P.126)
Questioner : How can I be free from addiction?
Dadashri : You must be convinced that the addiction is
wrong and this belief will free you from it. Your conviction should
not falter at all and your resolve to be free of the addiction should
never change. Only then will you overcome it. But if you say that
there is nothing wrong with your habit; then you will remain addicted
and bound by it.
(P.127)
Questioner : They say that if a person has been drinking
and using drugs for a long time, it will affect his mind and the
effects will last for a long time afterwards. How can one become
free from such chronic effects?
Dadashri : These remaining effects are the reactions from
the addiction. All the sub-atomic particles within the body
(parmanoos) need to be cleansed. Once the drinking stops, what
should he do then? He needs to keep repeating to himself that it is
wrong to drink. He should never say that drinking alcohol is good.
He must be absolutely convinced that drinking alcohol is wrong
and that it is harmful. In this way he will be free from his addiction.
If he ever supports the drinking by thinking or saying that there is
no harm in it, he will suffer a relapse.
Questioner : What damage does alcohol cause to the
brain?
Dadashri : Alcohol makes you lose awareness. When you