This document discusses the concept of "dry drunks" and argues that some atheists are like dry drunks in that they have simply substituted one addiction (religion) for another (atheism). It claims that true freedom comes from letting go of all labels and groups in order to experience life with awareness and love from within. The author believes that both strong belief in God and strong belief in no God are fantasies stemming from a need to fit into others' perceptions, and that spiritual beings look within themselves with discernment to grow into godly beings.

1. Atheists are Dry Drunks
September 17, 2012
Ex President George Bush, Jr. was a ‘dry drunk’ after he quit being a
practicing alcoholic, but that only matters some! ‘Dry Drunks’ are the
same one’s that drink, but control their angers and fears in what
appears to be ‘socially acceptable ways’. They do NOT resolve the
issues buried within them that caused the coverup by drugs or alcohol. When they no longer
overtly imbibe these ‘toxins’ to make them forget prior damages to themselves, usually they
proudly think they have conquered ‘something’. Give them some credit for quitting the obvious
bad habit that seemed to be ‘addictive’. But...
Few escape unresolved issues, or if they had them, clear them up. Atheists (and not the ones
who just flippantly call themselves that), but the serious ones, are little different than the
religious who they are ‘reacting to’! Love is not a reaction, but a response of the heart energy.
There is nothing addictive about innocent love from the heart. An addiction is a behavior that
cannot be easily walked away from WITHOUT substituting it with other addictions! For example,
some alcoholics, claim to be saved by Jesus or Muhammad, and then began
‘drinking’ them thinking they are not addicted anymore.
People need nothing but the basics for survival, and that
includes ‘an awareness, and love’ which usually gets polluted
after early childhood by becoming addicted to your false self,
and unresolved problems that seems to define you to the point
of obsession. You are a pure, beautiful, loving being, and
anything else other than that is called a ‘false self’ that enables a
persistent behavior of reaction to it. Love is a response, and in
it’s true form just is with has no addictions contrary to it.
All religions are addictions! Addictions NEVER help except to the
few who thought they had to have them to see what a waste of time they were.
When one stops one addiction without clearing up ‘the why’s’, another takes it’s place even if it
seems more ‘acceptable’ like religion or even atheism. No one needs any label! The real life of
consciousness begins with the letting go of belonging to all groups, ideologies, religions, and
social this or that.
Some who call themselves ‘atheists’ are like Christians who really are not but just use the label
as it’s a ‘no brainer’, and they for some reason cling to the moniker fearing to let go. Titles or
belonging to this or that, are just ‘practical means of identification’ for others to relate to. Atheists
don’t believe in a God. That’s just a foolish as ‘believing in one’! Both are fantasias of people
having a need to ‘fit into others perceptions’. Spiritual beings look within themselves and life with
awareness and discernment to grow into ‘godliness beings’. All the rest is just ‘mental
masturbation’, as a Jesus (who might as well be called Bruce or Amy) of today would say! Love
yourself, and the ‘divine’ will bless you!
! Yesss Self Love Center
! ArhataOsho.com