"You may not still be a member but I'd bet your chanting is a form of a
placeholder in your life..."

 Perhaps we could think of the alcohol in an addict's life as a placeholder
for something more benevolent that should have been there.

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: dry drunk


> In a message dated 5/30/03 5:46:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > Just like your cult took the place of alcohol.  You may not still be a
> > member but I'd bet your chanting is a form of a placeholder in your life
for
> > focus instead of alcohol. Which isn't bad at all.
> >
>
> No, it isn't bad. Chanting releases a lot of endorphins you can get so
high
> on it. It can become your whole life, at that point you lose touch with a
lot
> of reality. Those who are active in the cult or any type of eastern yoga,
> easily chant and meditate 5 to 7 hours a day.  It just depends on what is
important
> to you.
> If it's OK that you spend 7 hours a day thinking about
god/guru/whatever...
> then it's fine. If your life is falling apart, if you find the ashram to
be
> corrupt, then it's time to do something else.
>
> mag
>
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