alcohol is one of the greatest harm that is been done to the society, family, children and to the person who drinks it. the people who suffer from the consequences of the alcohol are not only the one who drinks it but all those who come in contact with the alcoholic person.
the helpless wife suffers as she has to take care of the family. the rude behavior of the alcoholic father leaves a bad impression in the mind of innocent children and also the peace and the harmony of the family is spoiled badly. in this post i would like to discuss the spiritual harm that a alcoholic person does to himself. you can also check this post – 3 reasons i stay away from alcohol while on spiritual path.
spiritual harm of alcohol:
the person who drinks alcohol is in the need of forgetfulness. he wants to drown himself in alcohol, so that he does not need to remember the trauma, sadness, failure or pain of day to day life. alcohol lowers the consciousness of the person and makes him more unconsciousness and thus he becomes oblivious of his life problems.
but for how long… one night at the most ???
the next day morning is worst for any alcoholic as there is a strong hangover from the last day which leads to irritation, headache, loss of mental and physical capabilities and much more.
slowly the body gets used to the quantity of the alcohol and then he has to drink more quantity of alcohol to become totally unconsciousness and thus this process of increasing the quantity of alcohol damages the body more and more.
more than the body, it damages the spirit of the person. alcohol makes the person more unconscious
and this unconsciousness brings out the animal desires which are suppressed in the unconscious mind of the person to the surface (to the conscious mind). which lead to further damage in his behavior and habits. slowly he lose good company, friends and well wishers. thus alcohol affects you in all areas of your life like health, wealth, mental well being, respect in society and your self esteem. it breaks your inner spirit. because you become slave to the alcohol or to the habit of drinking. so it is poison for your soul. not only alcohol, anything which lowers your consciousness is poison for the soul and should be avoided.
more conscious the person is, more he is evolved in the spiritual sense. if you become more unconscious under the effect of alcohol then it means you are coming closer to tour animalistic side and are thus losing touch with your human aspect. truly speaking unconsciousness is the real sin because you lose the discrimination between right and wrong.
the solution is meditation because it makes the person more conscious and more god like. alcohol is the greatest harm to the soul and meditation is the greatest blessing for the soul.