Spiritual Intoxification

Intoxification touches on the spiritual life. With much drink, but still conscious and before you get maudlin, you can feel as if you are godlike.  That is why the drunk will do dangerous things, that appear exciting at the moment.  They may feel a sense of herculean strength.  Lots of injuries happen in this state.  They may feel that they are close to God or some god.  Their sense of self-worth rises as they call old friends late at night thinking such people want to talk with them.  In the sober spiritual experience of say, meditation or worship, one may feel a closeness to the Divine that is Love.  We feel that we have worth, and use it to be at peace and help others.  We feel that we can do some new things because we have courage and fortitude but not false pride.  I heard a person on drugs say that they saw God.  Maybe.  But such an event did not change the person from selfish to selfless, from false pride to humility, from being a cause of problems to being part of the solution.  I know people who think they have never seen God, but are very good and kind people.  The key to all this is:  Does it make you a better person.  This is the spirituality I seek each day.