Why Didn't Ji Gong the Monk Break the Precepts by Drinking Wine?

Question: Why is it that no matter how much liquor the monk Ji Gong drinks, his nervous system is never affected—not anesthetized—and his consciousness remains forever clear and awake?

Answer: Because the monk Ji Gong possessed the four dhyānas and eight concentrations, and had great supernatural powers. His cultivation had transcended the domains of the aggregate of form (rūpa), the aggregate of feeling (vedanā), the aggregate of perception (saṃjñā), the aggregate of formations (saṃskāra), and the aggregate of consciousness (vijñāna). His five-aggregate body was unaffected by anything external, and he had no mental activity whatsoever; thus, whatever he did, he did not violate the precepts. The fourth dhyāna can transform all states of body, mind, and world, remaining unaffected by all external material form (rūpa-dharma), and can even alter the material form of both the internal and external worlds. He was not constrained or obstructed by his physical body, nor influenced by the aggregate of feeling. Therefore, drinking liquor was the same as not drinking it: his nervous system would not be anesthetized, his mind remained forever clear and awake, and he would not violate any precept.