We start this week with a simple chinese sentense.
你好，我喝啤酒
你好 is a greeting and means something like “Hello”.
我 means I
喝 means drink
啤酒 means beer
So the sentense means:
Hello, I drink beer.
As simple as this sentense is as much meaning comes with it. So how much beer do you drink a week? How about alcohol free beer? Do you drink alcohol free beer? I do and especially when I have a day where I do my meditations it is wise to avoid drinking alcohol. It is also part of the five silas of buddhism to avoid taking substances that cause lack of conscience. Alcohol is such a substance.
Do you like the relaxing feeling after drinking a beer? Alcohol free beer has all substances in it with the exception of alcohol that normal beer has so it also causes the relaxed state without making you drunk or even dizzy. For an effective meditation you should have a clear mind so it makes no sense to meditate drunk.
But I found out that alcohol free beer can help with meditation because of the other substances that come with it. You should relax your body in meditation.
So when I say 你好，我喝啤酒 I mean that I drink alcohol free beer and it helps me with meditation. So it is worth a try – find out for yourself.
May this light help to motivate for the fulfillment of all five silas not just the four of five. May it be a decision that keeps you healthy and your brain functional. May this light help to avoid accidents in traffic caused by drunk people and may it help all feeling beings to think about their responsibility when drinking alcohol.
Transfer of knowledge to daily action = wisdom
To conclude this daily light I tell you the following. If you continuously think about how to transfer the knowledge to your actions causing wisdom and you still drink alcohol regularily then think about the step to change to alcohol free beer. This is the most easy step – a simple decision – it does not involve others but the positive effects will transfer to your daily life. Transferred knowledge is wisdom – it is the wisdom to not drink alcohol when you drive a car or a motorbike, it is even more wisdom to not drink alcohol when you plan to meditate and with all the wisdom the days you decided for a drink with alcohol will become less and less.
May the wisdom spread like the light, share the light and help others.
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