17 Anathema
Madal: Chinmoy, I am sure no disciple of yours drinks liquor, for alcohol is anathema to you.Chinmoy: Madal, you are right. No true disciple of mine will ever drink liquor. It is not true that drinking is something detested by me, but I do feel that liquor is extremely harmful to the body and to the subtle nerves. That is why my disciples abstain from alcohol.
Sri Chinmoy, Two brothers: Madal and Chinmoy, part 1, Agni Press, 1981