A sikh friend told me that it was the intoxicating effect of alcohol that makes it forbidden. Does this mean I can drink beer or cider as long as i dont become drunk?
A sikh friend told me that it was the intoxicating effect of alcohol that makes it forbidden. Does this mean I can drink beer or cider as long as i dont become drunk?
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Any type of intoxicating material or drug is prohibited because that is not good for health.
What to say about beer, even the Tea or coffee come under the category of mild addiction.
ਬਾਬਾ ਹੋਰੁ ਖਾਣਾ ਖੁਸੀ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥
ਜਿਤੁ ਖਾਧੈ ਤਨੁ ਪੀੜੀਐ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਚਲਹਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ – 16
Excess of anything is bad for health, and it is best advised to be avoided, lest it becomes addictive.
I wonder why Nihangs are officially permitted lavish helpings of Bhang and sometimes Ganja and opium, within the premises of their Gurdwaras?!