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The Most Powerful Benefits Of Meditation Come From Having A Regular, Daily Practice.

To Limit Yourself To A Label Of "alcoholic" Is Masochistic And False If You Have Awakened A Deeper Spiritual Identity Within And Have Come To Know Your True Self As Unconditioned Pure Awareness. This Doesn't Mean That Recovering Alcoholics Don't Have To Be Concerned With Relapsing, They Must Always Remain Vigilant. The Power Of Addiction Should Not Be Underestimated. This Exercise In Vigilance Can Become A Spiritual Tool Of Liberation As Well. Always Being Aware Of Choosing Between Real Happiness And False Happiness Is Also The Discrimination Required To Attain Enlightenment.

Every Thought, Feeling, And Emotion Creates A Molecule Known As A Neuropeptide. Neuropeptides Travel Throughout Your Body And Hook Onto Receptor Sites Of Cells And Neurons. Your Brain Takes In The Information, Converts It Into Chemicals, And Lets Your Whole Body Know If There's Trouble In The World Or Cause For Celebration. Your Body Is Directly Influenced As These Molecules Course Through The Bloodstream, Delivering The Energetic Effect Of Whatever Your Brain Is Thinking And Feeling.

At Every Stage Of Spiritual Growth, The Greatest Ally You Have Is Your Body.

Use Memories. Don't Let Memories Use You.