SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 9 Text 20
trai-vidya mam soma-pah puta-papa
yajnair istva svar-gatim prarthayante
te punyam asadya surendra-lokam
asnanti divyan divi deva-bhogan

trai-vidyah--the knowers of the three Vedas; mam--Me; soma-pah--drinkers of soma juice; puta--purified; papah--of sins; yajnaih--with sacrifices; istva--worshiping; svah-gatim--passage to heaven; prarthayante--pray for; te--they; punyam--pious; asadya--attaining; sura-indra--of Indra; lokam--the world; asnanti--enjoy; divyan--celestial; divi--in heaven; deva-bhogan--the pleasures of the gods.

TRANSLATION

Those who study the Vedas and drink the soma juice, seeking the heavenly planets, worship Me indirectly. Purified of sinful reactions, they take birth on the pious, heavenly planet of Indra, where they enjoy godly delights.

JOURNAL:

Here is heaven for alcoholics, or so I used to think. Personally, I used to love drinking, smoking pot, and reading Srila Prabhupada's books. I read and chanted and never took the four regulative principles seriously.

And here I get to see that future (at best). But was this the goal?

Some demons I will fight to the end of my days. Those that would lead me close to Heaven but still leave me here in this material world are some of my worse.