It is important to reflect on the relationship between the physical world and the moral world. Let us take the example of an alcoholic

"It is important to reflect on the relationship between the physical world and the moral world. Let us take the example of an alcoholic. He was once a cultivated, caring, noble, and generous man, full of good qualities. But one day, influenced by friends, he began to drink; little by little he acquired the taste for it, and drinking became indispensable to him. Under the effect of alcohol his good qualities were stifled and even disappeared; he became coarse, egotistical, and violent. His moral behaviour thus completely deteriorated due to the excess of drink. Another person goes along with friends to the casino: he begins to gamble because he is curious, but gradually the passion of the game takes hold of him until eventually he neglects his duties to his wife and children. At the outset, gambling was simply an activity that had nothing to do with morality - to handle cards is in itself completely harmless, but in the end it is the moral domain that suffers the consequences. Each one of us must therefore analyse ourselves in order to understand what repercussions certain, apparently innocent, habits may one day have on our moral behavior."

Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov



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