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Video Information: 31.08.2026, Vedanta Samhita (English)

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00:00Think of the prevalence of alcoholism and drug abuse in the world.
00:05What does that actually tell you?
00:08We are all deeply fed up of ourselves the way we have been, the stories, the story writer
00:15and the rest of it.
00:16We don't like it actually.
00:18And that's the reason we drink and do all those things, even entertainment and all the
00:25forms of self-forgetfulness.
00:30Why not do that as a matter of choice rather than chemistry?
00:37Choice means the ego is applying intent.
00:41Chemistry means the ego is saying intent won't work, so simply paralyze me.
00:46I would rather depend on chemistry.
00:50So food is chemistry, alcohol is chemistry.
00:52All this is simply the secretion of some chemicals inside or the non-secretion, whatever.
01:00Why apply chemical where intent would suffice?

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