Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Namaste All, In late 1984 I was an alcoholic, in fact I am still a recovering alcoholic---I don't drink. Luckily for everyone else I wasn't violent, just sang Irish songs and usually fell asleep. Still got up at seven am and went to work....a functional alcoholic. One Christmas my family came over and one particular daughter came out with a story about a son in Australia that I knew wasn't the facts. This ended up being a bit of a scene, so I sat down and just did my drinking thing and fell asleep. When I awoke they had all gone and I was as mad as hell at myself. I went to bed cursing that there was no God etc etc. This particular daughter was later diagnosed as being paranoid schizophrenic and manic depressive, like her deceased natural mother. Anyway I went to the mall the next day and in the $1 book pile I found a very nice glossy book by Richard Hittelman on yoga. I wasn't interested in yoga but liked books. I asked the girl if she was sure it was a $1 book and she said yes. So I bought and took it home, and started reading and doing the yoga for fun. Eventually I started the meditations and within no time at all, a few months, I was dry-no more alcohol. Meditation had replace the need of self medication. As Yung said alcoholism or dependency is a search for spirituality at a low level..Well I found mine, and except for following a fraud pedophile guru for a while, I never looked back.I ended up with reading Ramana a couple of years later and started to understand........ONS....Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Tony Wrote Namaste All,In late 1984 I was an alcoholic, in fact I am still a recovering alcoholic---I don't drink. Luckily for everyone else I wasn't violent, just sang Irish songs and usually fell asleep. Still got up at seven am and went to work....a functional alcoholic.it was a $1 book and she said yes. So I bought and took it home, and started reading and doing the yoga for fun. Eventually I started the meditations and within no time at all, a few months, I was dry-no more alcohol. Meditation had replace the need of self medication. As Yung said alcoholism or dependency is a search for spirituality at a low level.. Chris writing Yes Tony we have a bit in common and got sober the same year. I through hopitalisation suicidal and then recovering with AA. Sinilarly a book, yoga classes, how brave to chant Ohm in a church hall then meditation followed by more books. My obbsesive addictive nature put to good use. "He who finds God is the cleverist" Yogananda. I have not as yet any one on the spititual path who has not been through the crucible of purification. AA had good sayings one of which is. My hell was worse than anyone elses because it happened to me!! Dont think that can be denied. Nothing can happen in isolation. Events happen Deeds are done There is no individual doer thereoff. Namaste Chris/join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 , "AnneChris" <am009a8716@b...> wrote: > > Tony Wrote > > Namaste All, > > In late 1984 I was an alcoholic, in fact I am still a recovering > alcoholic---I don't drink. Luckily for everyone else I wasn't > violent, just sang Irish songs and usually fell asleep. Still got up > at seven am and went to work....a functional alcoholic. > > it was a $1 book and she said yes. So I bought and took it home, and > started reading and doing the yoga for fun. Eventually I started the > meditations and within no time at all, a few months, I was dry- no > more alcohol. Meditation had replace the need of self medication. As > Yung said alcoholism or dependency is a search for spirituality at a low level.. > > Chris writing > > Yes Tony we have a bit in common and got sober the same year. > I through hopitalisation suicidal and then recovering with AA. > Sinilarly a book, yoga classes, how brave to chant Ohm in a church hall then meditation followed by more books. My obbsesive addictive nature put to good use. "He who finds God is the cleverist" Yogananda. I have not as yet any one on the spititual path who has not been through the crucible of purification. > AA had good sayings one of which is. > My hell was worse than anyone elses because it happened to me!! > Dont think that can be denied. > > Nothing can happen in isolation. > > Events happen > Deeds are done > There is no individual doer thereoff. > > Namaste Chris Namaste Dear Chris, It is interesting how many alcoholics and drug addicts have obsessive personalities isn't it. It is the addictive personality that does the work. Diverting the same obsessiveness towards spirituality and realisation results in ekagratha or one pointedness and aid to the sadhana.....So there is a benefit and use for everything hahahahah. I did go to AA a few years later because a friend of mine attended. I went for a few months but I didn't need it but I did learn one thing there, amongst other things. I learned you cannot sell yourself alibis and excuses. There isn't anything stopping me going to AA, it is just that my meditation and spirituality seems to have kept me dry since 1985. I reccomend AA though, it is such a spiritual surrender........ONS..Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 You are a true horseman! it is always great to hear success stories. Love bhuvaneswar On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 Tony OClery wrote : >Namaste All, > >In late 1984 I was an alcoholic, in fact I am still a recovering >alcoholic---I don't drink. Luckily for everyone else I wasn't >violent, just sang Irish songs and usually fell asleep. Still got up >at seven am and went to work....a functional alcoholic. > >One Christmas my family came over and one particular daughter came >out with a story about a son in Australia that I knew wasn't the >facts. This ended up being a bit of a scene, so I sat down and just >did my drinking thing and fell asleep. When I awoke they had all >gone and I was as mad as hell at myself. I went to bed cursing that >there was no God etc etc. This particular daughter was later >diagnosed as being paranoid schizophrenic and manic depressive, like >her deceased natural mother. >Anyway I went to the mall the next day and in the $1 book pile I >found a very nice glossy book by Richard Hittelman on yoga. I wasn't >interested in yoga but liked books. I asked the girl if she was sure >it was a $1 book and she said yes. So I bought and took it home, and >started reading and doing the yoga for fun. Eventually I started the >meditations and within no time at all, a few months, I was dry-no >more alcohol. Meditation had replace the need of self medication. As >Yung said alcoholism or dependency is a search for spirituality at a >low level..Well I found mine, and except for following a fraud >pedophile guru for a while, I never looked back.I ended up with >reading Ramana a couple of years later and started to >understand........ONS....Tony. > > > > > > >/join > > > > > >"Love itself is the actual form of God." > >Sri Ramana > >In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma > Links > ><*> > / > ><*> > > ><*> Your > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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