I have no doubt that a good balanced diet with lots of fresh fruit and veg and water will contribute to a more positive and relaxed attitude to life. including practice.
However there are people who ignore all of that. One very experienced Vipassana practitioner I knew appeared to live solely on bacon sandwiches.
He beamed compassion and wisdom.
Of course it killed him in the end , he was only about 83 when he died....
He was known as Arthur the Arahant..I don't think he was literally an Arahant but he certainly was a better Dhamma person than me..
CLeansing and detox to go deeper
Re: CLeansing and detox to go deeper
I knew bacon was good, but not that good.
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Re: CLeansing and detox to go deeper
Just don't feed it to pigs.Kenshou wrote:I knew bacon was good, but not that good.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
Re: CLeansing and detox to go deeper
If you'll forgive a little Thich Nhat Hahn, he once said that if you are feeling depressed, it's probably due to something you've eaten, and I generally find that's true. Of course that is referring to all the senses. In a sense, the Buddha was a great dietician, urging us to be very attentive to what we consume through the six senses, and I find his training is definitely akin to cleansing and detox、at least at the level of the gross defilements.
Kammalakkhano , bhikkhave, bālo, kammalakkhano pandito, apadānasobhanī paññāti
(The fool is characterized by his/her actions/the wise one is characterized by his/her actions/Wisdom shines forth in behaviour.)
(AN 3.2 Lakkhana Sutta)
(The fool is characterized by his/her actions/the wise one is characterized by his/her actions/Wisdom shines forth in behaviour.)
(AN 3.2 Lakkhana Sutta)
Re: CLeansing and detox to go deeper
The master cleanse can actually interfere with the proper functioning of the liver and kidneys. It is not recommended by real doctors.
Re: CLeansing and detox to go deeper
No, it isnt.