Alcohol and Vedic Meditation Part 2

<p>With alcohol being so prevalent in society, it takes more than <a href="https://thomknoles.com/podcast/alcohol-vedic-meditation/" target="_blank">one episode of the podcast</a> to cover questions on the subject adequately. </p><p>In this episode, Thom explores the question of being able to replicate the effects of alcohol ‘naturally,’ and explains the difference between alcohol and drugs or spirit medicine in this regard.</p><p>He discusses references in Vedic texts to alcohol, and how to distinguish between actual references to alcohol and metaphorical references to the effects of ‘Soma’ in the body.</p><p>Lastly, the role of Vedic Meditation in helping someone attain sobriety is covered from two different angles. Whether alcohol is part of your life or not, this episode will give you a deeper understanding of mechanics for why alcohol has become a part the lives of so many.</p><p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p><p>[00:45] Q- How Can You Replicate the Effects of Alcohol Naturally?</p><p>[01:31] Understanding the Pathway of Alcohol </p><p>[03:19] Alcohol Destroys Brain Functioning</p><p>[04:16] Selective Poisoning of the Brain</p><p>[05:17] Inhibitions Can Be Good</p><p>[06:54] What Meditation Does For Us in Contrast to Inhibition</p><p>[08:04] Strengthening the Good Inhibitions</p><p>[09:02] Q- Can You Discuss the Mention of Alcohol in Ancient Indian Texts and Modern Culture?</p><p>[09:18] Soma- The Cocktail of All the Bliss Chemicals</p><p>[11:04] The Unsustainable vs the Sustainable</p><p>[13:12] Q- Is it Common for People Struggling With Imbibing to Take to Vedic Meditation Enthusiastically?</p><p>[13:39] Imbibers Are Brave People</p><p>[15:28] "There Has to Be Something More Than This"</p><p>[16:43] Turiya - The Fourth Consciousness State</p><p>[18:25] Godhead - Where Individuality Meetis Universality</p><p>[20:01] An Imbiber is a Seeker</p><p>[21:09] Q- What's the Spiritual Explanation for the Worse Experience in the Early Days of Sobriety</p><p>[21:26] People Experience Different Feelings While