Tibetans hardly ever wash. They dont smell because the body develops its own ecosystem of useful bacteria and yeasts etc.
I dont think I will put it to the test however.
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How often do you bathe?
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by PeterB » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:20 am
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by tiltbillings » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:25 am
What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.
Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by PeterB » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:32 am
'twould appear to relate to latitude Tilt.
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by Ben » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:33 am
And what's going on with Alaska? They're not even on the scale!
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by PeterB » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:46 am
Alaskans just gaze at a picture of Sarah Palin and are immediately cleansed.
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by Ben » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:51 am
Hi Peter,
I actually met a lovely Alaskan couple in Myanmar, both were ATs and stayed on after I left to give the course at Dhamma Joti. I travelled with them around Sagaing and met up with them again in Yangon and shared some unique experiences with them there. They were great fun and inspiring.
And they didn't smell!!
kind regards
Ben
I actually met a lovely Alaskan couple in Myanmar, both were ATs and stayed on after I left to give the course at Dhamma Joti. I travelled with them around Sagaing and met up with them again in Yangon and shared some unique experiences with them there. They were great fun and inspiring.
And they didn't smell!!
kind regards
Ben
...he wondered whether there was any love between human beings that did not rest upon some sort of self-delusion.
-- John le Carré, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by m0rl0ck » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:56 am
Ben wrote: And they didn't smell!!
kind regards
Ben
They must have been democrats.
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to
the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his
children smart.
-- H.L. Mencken, "Minority Report"
the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his
children smart.
-- H.L. Mencken, "Minority Report"
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by PeterB » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:19 am
Ben wrote:Hi Peter,
I actually met a lovely Alaskan couple in Myanmar, both were ATs and stayed on after I left to give the course at Dhamma Joti. I travelled with them around Sagaing and met up with them again in Yangon and shared some unique experiences with them there. They were great fun and inspiring.
And they didn't smell!!
kind regards
Ben
Of course not Ben..they would have carried a picture of Sarah...
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by David N. Snyder » Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:14 pm
tiltbillings wrote:
Interesting. It appears that those in colder climates bathe less which makes some sense.
Also, it appears that the more "liberal" areas such as Oregon, Minnesota, Vermont, bathe the least. It could be for the conservation of resources.
I imagine they would also have similar responses to the How often do you put a shirt for laundry, too.
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by retrofuturist » Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:01 am
Greetings,
Metta,
Retro.
David N. Snyder wrote:Also, it appears that the more "liberal" areas such as Oregon, Minnesota, Vermont, bathe the least. It could be for the conservation of resources.
Metta,
Retro.
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Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
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Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
'We should not congratulate someone on the success of their misdeeds, but on the contrary should endeavour to advise him or her to lead a more skilful and wholesome life. If such advice is ignored then we can only give up and let go' - Phra Panyapatipo
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by Ruralist » Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:05 pm
Twice a day if i go to the gym/running/riding etc but once if not. I cant go to work after cardio exercise and not shower as im sweaty and will begin to smell.
i am however concious of how much water i use and make the showers as short as possible, 1-2 minutes i would say
i am however concious of how much water i use and make the showers as short as possible, 1-2 minutes i would say
"Let monkeys be monkeys without getting emotionally involved. Peace can be born within you because you know the way monkeys are. Knowing the manner of monkeys, you will let go and be at peace, not getting tied up in monkey business." Ven. Ajahn Chah
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by Jhana4 » Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:13 pm
2 cheap things people can do to save water and money:
1. Get a high efficiency shower head. Most big hardware stores have them. They deliver similar thrust, but with less water. After laundry, showers are most people's largest water use.
2. Buy a large jar of pasta sauce ( 1 quart/1 liter ), use sauce, clean the jar, fill it with water and put in the tank of your commode. Most commodes operate on a volume of water creating pressure. The jar will decrease the amount of volume needed. Every time you flush, you will save 1 jars worth of water.
1. Get a high efficiency shower head. Most big hardware stores have them. They deliver similar thrust, but with less water. After laundry, showers are most people's largest water use.
2. Buy a large jar of pasta sauce ( 1 quart/1 liter ), use sauce, clean the jar, fill it with water and put in the tank of your commode. Most commodes operate on a volume of water creating pressure. The jar will decrease the amount of volume needed. Every time you flush, you will save 1 jars worth of water.
In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
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Re: How often do you bathe?
by Digity » Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:46 am
A guy I use to work with never showered enough and he smelled nasty. Never knew how to tell the guy he needed to shower more without offending him.
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