"SOBER INEBRIATION"
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[S]ober inebriation...comes not from drinking [a] new [type of] wine but from enjoying God." --St. Bernard
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The "sober inebriation" of Traditional Christianity is a steady transformation of our will, a deepening perception of reality, and a growing appreciation of life�s transfigured beauty; all of which occur along the Three Stage Path to Christian Contemplation: it is an alternative to the false promises, the temporary intoxications, the "vanity of vanities" of this passing world�