CJ Moron "Well, at least I'm discerning in the company I keep, and don't fantasise about butchering pets, nor gloat over drowning refugees."

That is the same 'discernment' which pariahs adopt simply because they cannot find anyone silly enough to keep company with them.

You make it sound like you are making a choice, Moron...

but we all know better.....

Quite helpful material there Col...thanks

Fraccy... at least you have the kindness to see some good in what Col said..

In any case of addiction, family and friend effort is important I feel.
Sometimes we need new friends...

Polycarp, Vipassana is not “a physical solution” but a deep spiritual process of self-purification. As my teacher Goenka says, when you remove all impurities, what remains is purity. Put another way, the Kingdom of Heaven is within you; know thyself. Vipassana is a way to do this, a path to sainthood. It is based on observation of reality as it manifests in one’s own mind and body – the only place where we can directly experience reality and, through detached observation, understand it, know the truth of reality and develop wisdom.

If there is a God (or gods), if that is reality, then a technique for observing reality should hold no fears for you. Try it, it’s only ten days, no belief system is involved and no-one has to disavow their belief. It’s a non-sectarian technique, someone of any or no religion can benefit from it.

The moral code taught by the Buddha has been prevalent in the East for millennia, in Hindu and other religions. It didn’t originate with him, nor did it die with him. It is (briefly) to abstain from killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct and intoxicants. This has benefits in itself (I’ve walked both sides), and should be acceptable to any religious person. In the context of Vipassana, it is a necessary step to quieten the mind enough to develop the concentration necessary to observe subtle phenomena within oneself.

Yes, it relies on your inner workings to succeed. I think that is what all great religious leaders have understood and taught; “coming to God through Jesus” surely means developing within oneself the qualities of Jesus – love, compassion, selflessness, wisdom. Vipassana is a way to do this.

And, to get back to the topic, a way of removing the impulses which lead to addiction.

So once again the evil, slime-dripping, slavering beast has emerged from the depths of it`s subterranean lair!

When is some bold knight going to drive a wooden stake through this demented beast`s heart and forever silence it`s demented wailing as it seeks more victims to feed upon, in it`s desire to satisfy it`s never-ending craving for blood?

Cuphandle

Are you referring to the evil that is drug addiction or Col Rouge?

Can't be Col, his posts over the years have been pretty sensible, and he usually copes well with provocation.