alcohol closes off a person from their higher capacities and encloses them in themselves, making spiritual development difficult or impossible
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hmm... while i don't think meditating drunk or hung over is a fantastic, i haven't noticed any adverse cognitive effects once it's out of the system and you recovered. (the added benefit being that while it's in the system, it makes life and everybody around you more interesting and fun 😄 )
so i guess the question is more about the how long-lasting that effect is. you seem to think that lasts longer...? if so, what evidence do you have to support that claim?
Peace, joy, love, contentment, bliss come from being your authentic self, alcohol numbs these feelings and is an escape for running away from the true self and gives an illusion of fun because stresses and trauma are temporarily buried. When you were a child did you need alcohol to have fun? And that child is still you.
I don't believe that's true. I'd also caution: It's never a good sign when your ideology leads you to tell others you don't know about their depth psychology and supposed trauma...
You asked and I shared my experience. Your belief is alcohol is fun but evidence would show its a poison responsible for more pain and suffering than any other substance in the world. Sorry if your ego took it personally brother it was a generalisation which came with good intentions from the heart.
Yes, I understood it's your general outlook and given without ill will, don't worry. My cautionary point remains though.