Is a Little Alcohol a Good Thing? What The Liver Has to Say. Dear Friend,
If you work in a certain kind of office you may be familiar with the after-work ritual of the team visit to the pub.
The drinks are ordered and arrive. As the alcohol begins to kick-in, people begin to relax. The work tension goes away. The tongue is loosened.
This is the effect of alcohol acting as a 'social lubricant' . It breaks the ice and people can bond better.
If the pub is not your thing then maybe it's the family gathering; or the party, or even the wedding reception that you get invited to, where drinks are served.
Or, perhaps, you enjoy a glass by yourself at home after a busy day to take the edge off things.
In all these cases, the 'positives' may be being outweighed by the downsides. That is according to not only this Advisory from the US Surgeon General, but also from your liver's point of view.
According to yoga, the liver is the 'seat of your attention' or awareness. It acts like your car windscreen.
In a similar way that a car windscreen gives you a view of the road in front of you, your awareness / attention gives you the experience of yourself as well as the world around you.
In its pristine state, your awareness / attention is 'pratyaksha' which you had in early childhood.
Over the course of time, with the development of speech, language, thinking, experiences, diet, alcohol, drugs, the state of pratyaksha is lost.
To regain pratyaksha , the liver has to detoxify, helped by your kundalini's action on your right swadisthana chakra with your daily meditation.
This is like turning on the windscreen wipers in adverse weather conditions.
The most 'adverse weather conditions' are those things that damage the liver in the long-term, which are alcohol and drugs. More below.
Also below: An invitation for Friday 28th November; and, why worrying about anything could be a waste of time.
Best wishesP.
PS. Moon Calendar (at end) this coming week: Thurs 27th Nov - Saptami (Your lucky day); Fri 28th - Durgashtami (You're protected); Sat. 29th - Navami (Overcoming the negative) |
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