Hi PeterPeterB wrote:( off topic )
Is it just our pc or are other people finding that some posters avatars are obscuring part of their post ?
I don't notice anything on my end of the pc world.
Hi PeterPeterB wrote:( off topic )
Is it just our pc or are other people finding that some posters avatars are obscuring part of their post ?
sorry missed that bit out..Dhammanucara wrote: Maybe it would perhaps be better if you could also tell (if it's convenient for you) why you choose a certain option (e.g. A or F), any problem that you face with your choice of option and how you respond (if you did) to that problem...
Hmh ... I forgot ... it may happen occasionally that "a drop of alcohol" (small sip) may be part of a "ritual" which then is accepted from my side too. (This has nothing to do with Theravadin practice at all. It came into my mind and I do not want to deliberately omit that since I feel that would be lying.)TMingyur wrote:I accept alcohol as an ingredient/excipient in medicines (plant extracts and similar).
B. Not even a sip of alcohol (with the exception s. above) AND not used in cooking as well
Social gatherings I find are actually one main reason to refrain from alcohol and to apply alcohol in cookings is an instance of sensual attachment ("refining" the taste of food). If one wants to make food more "palatable" one may use herbs but not alcohol.
Kind regards
The demographic is heavily single men of college age in another web board I read. A number of them have posted about the use of intoxicants ( mostly pot ) as it relates to meditation. I know new meditators don't have the same experiences as people who have been doing it for a while, but when I think about those posts and the wonderful feelings I get from meditation I can't see even wanting an intoxicant.mikenz66 wrote:After my first retreat I had no desire to do anything to mess up the clarity of my mind (not that it's super-clear, mind you! ). So I don't drink at all, but I wouldn't get upset by food cooked with alcohol - it mostly evaporates anyway.
Mike