refrain FROM THE USE OF INTOXICANTSIntoxicantsmean drugs, alcohol and all the things that make you become anaddict, make a slave out of you, also blur your vision, damageyour brain cells, and impair your ability to think, to see, andto do things dearly. These are intoxicants.
..... Smokingcan slowly be changed, but should also be abstained from. We oughtto be intoxicated by God's power and not by these cheap substitutes.Formerly, we were allowed to do that, or we might do that in ignorance,because we are unhappy and we are craving for something, but wedon't know what it is. We feel so empty inside, and we are unhappydespite all the money and civilised comforts. We feel somewhatunsatisfied, so we look for cigarettes, for drugs, for gambling,for sex, or whatever in order to satisfy ourselves. We think thatwe will satisfy ourselves, but the more we use them, the morewe feel exhausted, empty and meaningless. The more you take, themore you crave for, and the more you feel abused in body and mind.The real "intoxication" will substitute for all of these,and make you satisfied, and you won't even want to do all thesethings.
..... Q. If I am taking medications under a doctor's order,can I still be a vegetarian and be initiated?
M.Yes, sure, why not? Medication is not drugs. What I mean by drugs,you know, are the drugs that your country forbids. I also forbidthem, for your sake, because it ruins your life, costs a lot ofmoney, and makes you a dependent wretch. You should walk likea king, like a God on this earth, and bless the whole world withyour greatest power and wisdom inside.
..... Q. Why can't we drink alcohol since it is used in medicine?
M.Drinking affects our mind. It makes it cloudy and confused, andnumbs our nerves to some extent. So, I do not care how good itaffects you on the surface, because it harms your brain, and wehave to rely on our thinking system to reach enlightenment. Themore we numb it, the more confused we will become and we won'tbe able to think straight.
