distilled spirit
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d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t
“Break the wineglass and fall towards
the glassblower’s breath.”
Jelaluddin Rumi
Addiction is desire.Desire for more.
No bounds.No boundaries.
Enough is nothing.Nothing is enough.
Reflect on the power of desire:
it contains within it
the potential for
the greatest creation
or total destruction.
Addiction numbs the senses,
confuses awareness,
hides us from the great stories
and caricatures spirituality.
Addiction is unreality
operating as an illusory reality
in an uncomprehending world.
When mind and mood are altered
everything changes
and becomes other than what it is.
Nobody understands –
neither the experiencer or the onlooker.
Addicts treat life as an experiment – searching for the perfect chemical balance.
False experiment.False hypothesis.Fruitless search.
Alchemy gone wrong.
Every drop drunk,
every ‘taste’ experienced,
becomes an ever more desperate search
for the ‘right’ prescription –
the addict dressed as scientist and doctor,
wrapped in a philosopher’s cloak
and disguised by an executioner’s mask.
AddictionGriefLoss
ChangeDepression
Control
all constitute symptoms of SOCIETY – AS – BODY.
Each addictive event, feeling, mood and state is experienced by the
society that CREATES ITS ADDICTS.Society, like the addict, looks out
and says, ‘Ha! They are the problem.’
They cannot see themselvespointing at the mirror.
Addicts are the modern scapegoats-
saddled with everyone else’s sins
and driven into the wilderness-
the modern jail.
What is the true value of a mindif its only desire is to desirethat which is destroying it?
Addictions only do dealsthat allow them to keep on keeping on.
There is no deal except continued use.
Bargaining is not an option
in this MARKET DRIVEN WORLD.
Attempt to change any habit –physical, psychological or emotional –and the attempt will create discomfort.
Some people need a guaranteethat a change will:
a.Be easy.b.Lead to wealth and riches.
No such luck.
acceptance
avoidanceawareness
admissionambivalence
Standing still – stasis – means one will always return to the original state.
Dynamism is critical for growth.
Habit is the enemy of change
when change is the only real option-
unless you count death, insanity or prison.
Life is uncertain.
The desire for certainty cripples
the capacity to act.
Intelligence or stupidity
are no protection
against addictive processes.
Don’t think for a minute you can think your way out of this problem.
It is easy to confuseadrenaline driven behaviour
with creative energy-
and yet they are opposites in effect.
Loss is change.Change is loss.
Loss is grief.Life is loss and change
Life is grieving.Grieving is life.
No grief – no life.
Grieving gives us a direct connectionwith our soul.
Each individual carries within them
the molecule of perfection.
It simply needs to be brought to
consciousness
and then
recreated in action.
ParadoxTension
andNOT KNOWING
are the alchemy of growth.
“I do not trust a man who thinks with the mind alone.
I want a man who thinkswith the marrowbone.”
from William Butler Yeats
words and concept:David Chaloner
presentation:David Brown
music:Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in A Minor for Violin©Amraco inc.1988
d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t
“Here is the new rule…Break the wineglass
and fall towards the glassblower’s breath.”
Jelaluddin Rumi
Addiction is desire.Desire for more.
No bounds.No boundaries.
Enough is nothing.Nothing is enough
Reflect on the power of desire:
it contains within it
the potential for
the greatest creation
or total destruction.
Addiction numbs the senses,
confuses awareness,
hides us from the great stories
and caricatures spirituality.
Addiction is unreality
operating as an illusory reality
in an uncomprehending world
When mind and mood are altered
everything changes
and becomes other than what it is.
Nobody understands –
neither the experiencer or the onlooker.
When mind and mood are altered
everything changes
and becomes other than what it is.
Nobody understands –
neither the experiencer or the onlooker.
Addicts treat life as an experiment – searching for the perfect chemical balance.
False experiment.False hypothesis.Fruitless search.
Alchemy gone wrong.
Every drop drunk,
every ‘taste’ experienced,
becomes an ever more desperate search
for the ‘right’ prescription –
the addict dressed as scientist and doctor,
wrapped in a philosopher’s cloak
and disguised by an executioner’s mask.
AddictionGriefLoss
ChangeDepression
Control
all constitute symptoms of SOCIETY – AS - BODY
Each addictive event, feeling, mood and state is experienced by the
society that CREATES ITS ADDICTS.Society, like the addict, looks out
and says, ‘Ha! They are the problem.’
They cannot see themselvespointing at the mirror.
Addicts are the modern scapegoats-
saddled with everyone else’s sins
and driven into the wilderness-
the modern jail
What is the true value of a mindif its only desire is to desirethat which is destroying it?
Addictions only do dealsthat allow them to keep on keeping on.
There is no deal except continued use.
Bargaining is not an option
in this MARKET DRIVEN WORLD.
Attempt to change any habit –physical, psychological or emotional –and the attempt will create discomfort.
Some people need a guaranteethat a change will:
a.Be easy.b.Lead to wealth and riches.
No such luck.
acceptance
avoidanceawareness
admissionambivalence
Standing still – stasis – means one will always return to the original state.
Dynamism is critical for growth.
Habit is the enemy of change
when change is the only real option-
unless you count death, insanity or prison.
Life is uncertain.
The desire for certainty cripples
the capacity to act.
Intelligence or stupidity
are no protection
against addictive processes.
Don’t think for a minute you can think your way out of this problem.
It is easy to confuseadrenaline driven behaviour
with creative energy-
and yet they are opposites in effect.
Loss is change.Change is loss.
Loss is grief.Life is loss and change
Life is grieving.Grieving is life.
No grief – no life.
Grieving gives us a direct connectionwith our soul.
Each individual carries within them
the molecule of perfection.
It simply needs to be brought to
consciousness
and then
recreated in action.
ParadoxTension
andNOT KNOWING
are the alchemy of growth.
“I do not trust a man who thinks with the mind alone.
I want a man who thinkswith the marrowbone.”
William Butler Yeats
words and concept:David Chaloner
presentation:David Brown
music:Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in A Minor for Violin©Amraco inc.1988