Generation Gap

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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saying that there is no harm in it, he will suffer a relapse.
Questioner: What damage does alcohol cause to the brain?
must understand the gravity of this obligation. The world is not haphazard; it will demand a repayment. Only the experience of one's inner bliss does not need to be repaid. So remember you will have to pay back whatever you borrow.
Questioner: A person will have to repay as an animal in his next life, but what are the consequences of eating meat and drinking alcohol in this life?
Dadashri: The alcohol makes you lose awareness. When you drink alcohol your awareness is shrouded by the veils of ignorance. These veils of ignorance will accumulate and never leave. You may believe that they have dispersed, but they instead become denser and will turn you into a dull and ineffective individual. You will not be able to think positively or clearly. Those who have managed to overcome their addiction to alcohol have developed a positive attitude and thinking.
Dadashri: In this life his ignorance will increase. As a result he will become callous and beastly. People around him will not give him any respect. (P.127)
Questioner: Once the alcohol has created this veil over the awareness, how can it be removed?
There is no difference between eating an egg and eating a baby. Does eating someone's baby appeal to you? (P.129)
Questioner: Dada so many children have turned vegetarian because of you. Some however believe that eggs are a part of a vegetarian diet.
Dadashri: There is no solution for that. Time is the only remedy. The longer a person abstains from drinking alcohol, the clearer his thinking will be as the veils of ignorance disperse. He will begin to notice the difference as time goes by, but not immediately.
Dadashri: No. It is a wrong belief. They believe that eggs are without life(nirjiva), but one cannot eat anything that is non
living.
Questioner: This is a different perspective.
Understand that pleasure derived from eating meat and consuming alcohol will have to be repaid. The repayment for this will be that in his next life, he will have to take birth in a lower life form, in the plant and animal kingdom. Every form of external happiness one enjoys will have to be repaid, so one
Dadashri: Different, but exact. Scientists have discovered that non-living things are inedible. Things are only edible if they