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What are those circumstances? We set up the scenario of a group of hungry anxiety-ridden People whose Mind was in control, generating all sorts of negative scenarios, scaring their poor little sensitive Organs to death.
One group was given alcohol on an empty stomach. While this effectively neutralized Mind, it disturbed Body, and things were done that would be regretted later when Consequences came into play.
A second group was given nothing. While they didnŐt do anything they would regret, most developed all the serious diseases later in life, including arthritis, heart disease and cancer, although they ate well and drank no alcohol. The Mind is a mean master. But it is not his fault, he was abused as a child, by other Minds, of course.
In this second group a small percentage of the group achieved self-realization. In most cases the Person sought quietude as some kind of solace from the torments of Mind. In the midst of quietude, in the dark of the Closet, Being emerged spontaneously as an equal partner in the relationship. This small group became Bodhisattvas, working for the salvation of Beings everywhere from the domination of Mind.
In the third group, the Persons were given food but no alcohol. This group was much healthier than the group with no food, living longer and healthier on the average. However because their Mind was still a bit too dominant, the7515+5(5)5)5(393531355$5%5$395&5)393'151-1(1'1-193/5(5)5)5'33313%3(3+3/313*3$3(3-33x955-$%/'/1$'*-'/1)1+1)1-3$3%'51,1+/5-%+)+&+7,)*-/71),5(%+()&,(,+*-+/+5++*,-3,1,%/3+5,(1(,(%9&+/&*+)/)5/&131&1%/7/-1%,+-1y353515/517$51377$975,%&5/51515-5-5/5-5,5-5-5/5/5,5,515555515397559553%/51515/5-5/5/5153535-5-5*5/5+5+5/5/5*5,5,5/5,5+5'5'y55*3),7)&&+%5%-%,%,%-%1%/93%-%7%/%1%7&$&$%7%5%9&%&&%9&%&&%5&$&&&$&%&'&5(3,*3&5+7'7%7%7'7)7*7(957&%)7'7(7)7(7%597$7&7)7+7*{3535/5-5-515-555/515,5+5)5-595-7*7,/(/*7&7+5$575(1)31919997939/9391939/939+91939-9&5-7(735-3+3$5-5)5+-1/95*779$7-7(7)7'5+9%w15,5'5/5%3*5/515353555-975,975-%37)7$597$7%7&5/575/3+5(7+99997&999+9(9/979,9)959+5)3+7+99999391%193979+3'/19)5+5/71515/y55553539755'15755577$-3*1,3+-1)-*-&,*-*-$+%-$/(,&5'7$59535/55535/7731-7393,539(5'+73+99939,751$,)1(5/55555/5+5/5355535-5/y77$7&7(7+7,7+7*7)7,71717+7(7%7%7$555,5*5,535,5*5(5*5-515351539755$1577$555%-9*&'(&*&%&%&&&&9,&%$$&'93&))&&*&)&)&-&/&,&/&3{5577%7%5,393,5%575-5%5%5(5)333)3*355)577)7,7&5131173'395*5%3,3&3'3/395%5+5/5,5&395,7)717-51393*953)+93&3%3/5+515,393(3)3*3,{931-/7(7%5/5-515/591--&-%/*11-&+,+7-,-,/9-)1/3(3-/3-*-3-71'-9,)/(139$9'7)1%5'5&,$,,-)/$-*,)-,-')(+/-(1+17,&)/+73&9%9799%$57z7,717,7%5,5'5&5,5/393*3-5(535757535-5*/*/$-*,3,*,',%,$,',,,5-+/%/-/5///51%/*-,-*-3/31-171-1)1/171,/5/$-/-1/+113(191)/7/+//|7&7'7(7)7*7+7,7-7/9&9'9(9)9*9+9,9-9/993$$$%%$,$$5)$%&3$'$%&%$$$&%%$%$'%%$%995/$$$3$'$%$$$&%%$'%%$$'9$$975$+7%9/&*-+7'79,,+/)|9551$%5/5/955,975+%)5*5+5*5,5-5/51555751535553515/5-537%51317(599553$%515-