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<blockquote data-quote="findingmyway" data-source="post: 142439" data-attributes="member: 12855"><p>A number of issues have been raised in this thread and the numerous other threads on alcohol and I would like to make a few points concerning them.</p><p></p><p>1) For those who support the use of alcohol (for drinking) tooth and nail, why? What does it achieve? The only reason I can see for alcohol are social reasons and to relax (whereby the alcohol is affecting your mind and body). There is not another reasonable reason for it. Most of my friends drink yet I have never had any problems with socialising. Alcohol is not necessary as long as you have the willpower. </p><p>Here is a video about intoxicants in Sikhism;</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnF-AUj8z_A" target="_blank">YouTube - Sikhism On Alcohol</a></p><p></p><p>2. For those that say alcohol is ok in moderation, I have dealt with the fallacies of this argument with the scientific point of view elsewhere. From a spiritual point of view there is nothing about the consumption of alcohol which is conducive to increasing your spirituality, quite the opposite. If you are going to drink be honest and admit why you are doing it rather than hiding being false curtains. I will respect you more for that. </p><p>Alcohol is an intoxicant, no matter how small the amount imbibed. That is a fact. The Guru Granth Sahib ji is very clear on the use of intoxicants as stated already by several people. If we have the love of Guruji and the peace/happiness that brings then we should not need such distractions.</p><p></p><p>If alcohol was ok in moderation and not a slippery slope, why would organisations like alcoholics anonymous be in existence? Why would so many governments around the world be trying to tackle the problem of alcohol (separate from addiction issues). Here is one of several adverts issued by the Australian government on TV for the last 2 years;</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJNNtsJmZb4" target="_blank">YouTube - Drinkwise Australia: Drink Cycle</a></p><p></p><p>There is a whole range of them and some are quite disturbing showing how social drinking morphs into violence and worse. There are hundreds of such campaigns. Watch this and tell me how alcohol doesn't affect your mind?</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbaTy2RYhe0" target="_blank">YouTube - TAC Christmas driving</a></p><p></p><p>3) The final issue I want to tackle is dealing with the definition of a Sikh. Not everyone follows everything in the Guru Granth Sahib ji and SRM (myself included). In my mind the difference between a Sikh who is committed to Sikhi and one who only adheres to the label is the difference between a person who recognises what they don't follow, why they don't follow it and work on remedying the situation compared to someone who doesn't care and does as they please. Sikhism is a pathway. We are all at different points and it is upto us to make the changes within ourself rather than looking for curtains behind so we can continue to follow our minds and feel good rather than follow the Guru. This takes a lifetime so the important thing is the recognition and willingness to become the Guru's Sikhs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="findingmyway, post: 142439, member: 12855"] A number of issues have been raised in this thread and the numerous other threads on alcohol and I would like to make a few points concerning them. 1) For those who support the use of alcohol (for drinking) tooth and nail, why? What does it achieve? The only reason I can see for alcohol are social reasons and to relax (whereby the alcohol is affecting your mind and body). There is not another reasonable reason for it. Most of my friends drink yet I have never had any problems with socialising. Alcohol is not necessary as long as you have the willpower. Here is a video about intoxicants in Sikhism; [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnF-AUj8z_A"]YouTube - Sikhism On Alcohol[/url] 2. For those that say alcohol is ok in moderation, I have dealt with the fallacies of this argument with the scientific point of view elsewhere. From a spiritual point of view there is nothing about the consumption of alcohol which is conducive to increasing your spirituality, quite the opposite. If you are going to drink be honest and admit why you are doing it rather than hiding being false curtains. I will respect you more for that. Alcohol is an intoxicant, no matter how small the amount imbibed. That is a fact. The Guru Granth Sahib ji is very clear on the use of intoxicants as stated already by several people. If we have the love of Guruji and the peace/happiness that brings then we should not need such distractions. If alcohol was ok in moderation and not a slippery slope, why would organisations like alcoholics anonymous be in existence? Why would so many governments around the world be trying to tackle the problem of alcohol (separate from addiction issues). Here is one of several adverts issued by the Australian government on TV for the last 2 years; [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJNNtsJmZb4"]YouTube - Drinkwise Australia: Drink Cycle[/url] There is a whole range of them and some are quite disturbing showing how social drinking morphs into violence and worse. There are hundreds of such campaigns. Watch this and tell me how alcohol doesn't affect your mind? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbaTy2RYhe0"]YouTube - TAC Christmas driving[/url] 3) The final issue I want to tackle is dealing with the definition of a Sikh. Not everyone follows everything in the Guru Granth Sahib ji and SRM (myself included). In my mind the difference between a Sikh who is committed to Sikhi and one who only adheres to the label is the difference between a person who recognises what they don't follow, why they don't follow it and work on remedying the situation compared to someone who doesn't care and does as they please. Sikhism is a pathway. We are all at different points and it is upto us to make the changes within ourself rather than looking for curtains behind so we can continue to follow our minds and feel good rather than follow the Guru. This takes a lifetime so the important thing is the recognition and willingness to become the Guru's Sikhs. [/QUOTE]
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