Diet & Habits - NewBuddhist http://newbuddhist.com/categories/diet-habits/feed.rss Thu, 23 May 2013 23:06:23 -0400 Diet & Habits - NewBuddhist en-CA Yoga advice http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18767/yoga-advice Fri, 17 May 2013 09:58:59 -0400 Diet & Habits SillyPutty 18767@/discussions
So for anyone out there who is proficient in the practice of yoga, how do I get back to that flexible state? My hamstrings are extremely tight. What are the best methods to focus on loosening them up first? My downward dog is more like a kneeling cow at this point. Help. :o ]]> Vegeterian recipes http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18756/vegeterian-recipes Wed, 15 May 2013 09:09:27 -0400 Diet & Habits JoyfulGirl 18756@/discussions
Thanks to those who want to share :)]]> FOOD preferences? http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18690/food-preferences Wed, 08 May 2013 14:40:57 -0400 Diet & Habits MontrealMonk 18690@/discussions
Or some...

Good old Indian lentils&chic peas, with aloo and basmati rice?



]]> TWINKIES ARE COMING BACK!!!!!! http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18715/twinkies-are-coming-back Sat, 11 May 2013 14:35:53 -0400 Diet & Habits kashi 18715@/discussions :bowdown:
http://now.msn.com/twinkies-returning-in-july]]> A Buddhist Blind Spot ? http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18686/a-buddhist-blind-spot Wed, 08 May 2013 02:57:41 -0400 Diet & Habits zenff 18686@/discussions
For those who never heard of it; there are a number of shortcuts in our brain with an influence on our behavior. They usually work fine, but they can be used (and abused) by people who want to have influence on the decisions we make.

6 key principles of influence by Robert Cialdini
• Reciprocity - People tend to return a favor, thus the pervasiveness of free samples in marketing. In his conferences, he often uses the example of Ethiopia providing thousands of dollars in humanitarian aid to Mexico just after the 1985 earthquake, despite Ethiopia suffering from a crippling famine and civil war at the time. Ethiopia had been reciprocating for the diplomatic support Mexico provided when Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935. The good cop/bad cop strategy is also based on this principle.
• Commitment and Consistency - If people commit, orally or in writing, to an idea or goal, they are more likely to honor that commitment because of establishing that idea or goal as being congruent with their self-image. Even if the original incentive or motivation is removed after they have already agreed, they will continue to honor the agreement. Cialdini notes Chinese brainwashing on American prisoners of war to rewrite their self-image and gain automatic unenforced compliance. See cognitive dissonance.
• Social Proof - People will do things that they see other people are doing. For example, in one experiment, one or more confederates would look up into the sky; bystanders would then look up into the sky to see what they were seeing. At one point this experiment aborted, as so many people were looking up that they stopped traffic. See conformity, and the Asch conformity experiments.
• Authority - People will tend to obey authority figures, even if they are asked to perform objectionable acts. Cialdini cites incidents such as the Milgram experiments in the early 1960s and the My Lai massacre.
• Liking - People are easily persuaded by other people that they like. Cialdini cites the marketing of Tupperware in what might now be called viral marketing. People were more likely to buy if they liked the person selling it to them. Some of the many biases favoring more attractive people are discussed. See physical attractiveness stereotype.
• Scarcity - Perceived scarcity will generate demand. For example, saying offers are available for a "limited time only" encourages sales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cialdini
Buddhist psychology does not recognize the importance of group-behavior, does it?
It tends to see people’s minds as islands where decisions are made on the basis of defilements or on the basis of understanding Buddhist wisdom.
But I’m not so sure that Buddhists would behave differently in any experiment on human behavior. Maybe they would use different phrases only when asked to explain why they acted as they did.
Could we have a blind spot here?
One example maybe is in another thread on this forum http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18639/buddhistmuslim-conflict-in-burma#latest by @federica.
Buddhists can get into group-violence. How is that possible? The answer is probably complex but part of it is that we – like all other people – follow the authority or follow the crowd and our Buddhism very often has virtually nothing to do with our actual behavior.

I ‘m not sure this will make an interesting thread but my question is this: do you think that Buddhist psychology is poor and outdated? Does it start from a far too simplistic basic idea about human behavior?
]]> Yoga for Men http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18524/yoga-for-men Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:43:27 -0400 Diet & Habits Lee82 18524@/discussions
http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/comment/articles/2013-03/08/tony-parsons-recommends-yoga-for-men

I've been interested in yoga for a while but not got in to a regular routine of doing it. I have an app on my macbook with set routines to follow from beginner to advanced and I now feel motivated to open it up and start regular practice. I know classes would be much better but with other commitments (kids mostly and working around shifts) I struggle to commit to regular weekly slots for anything.

Anyone else doing yoga? How are you getting on with it? Can it really turn my inflexible, slightly overweight body in to tower of strength and good health??]]> Celibacy http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18047/celibacy Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:16:40 -0500 Diet & Habits gtaali 18047@/discussions Thinking of switching to 2 meals a day, any advice? http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17114/thinking-of-switching-to-2-meals-a-day-any-advice Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:54:47 -0500 Diet & Habits karasti 17114@/discussions #1 to see if I can do it. #2 To see if there are any health benefits and #3 to see if there are benefits to my Buddhist practice/study.

I know a few people have mentioned having done it being in monasteries, but when surrounded by a community who also does it, I'd think it would be easier? My main problem is first of all, dinner. We eat dinner as a family (husband and 3 kids) and I'm a bit worried I might be hungry sitting at the table. I figured if I ate around 9am and then 3pm then I should be fine through bedtime, but is 3pm getting too late? I go to bed around 11, 11:30pm.

Any tips? I am going to try just for a week, starting Monday (so I can go out of town to do my shopping over the weekend). I'll have to manage Thanksgiving, but we eat at lunch time and typically Ill be more than full enough until bedtime anyhow, lol. What about evenings? As typical with a lot of us, night time is our snack time. We don't watch much tv, but we still snack a lot, and that's another motivation, to kill that habit. I understand water and tea (probably noncaffinated) is alright but if my stomach is rumbling before bed, so I ignore it and go to sleep and assume with adaptation it'll go away? Or is it better to have a handful of nuts or something to quell the growling?

I'm sure a lot of it is just what I find works, since like I said I'm not tryin to follow a vow or anything. Just curious what experiences others have had. I'm "afraid" if I allow myself any snack at night that Ill just end up mindlessly eating more. Evening time is my veg-out time and the hardest time for me to remain mindful, which is the reason for the snacking and soda drinking. I do exercise, and when I don't eat I notice an intense lack of energy, but I can just plan my working out around my 2 meals easy enough. ]]> Beneficial foods http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18234/beneficial-foods Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:50:13 -0400 Diet & Habits blu3ree 18234@/discussions
Anyone have any unique plant foods that have some modern day health benefits?]]> Meat Eating and Mahayana http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18575/meat-eating-and-mahayana Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:33:14 -0400 Diet & Habits seeker242 18575@/discussions Alan Gregory Wonderwheel I think he is the one who wrote it anyway. :)

Eating meat is a question of karma, which by its nature entails the question of identity.

The position of the Buddha Dharma has always been that killing animals for food is productive of karma that leads to rebirth in the lower realms, that is, rebirth as an animal, hungry ghost, or hell being. This is "Buddhism 101" and can not be denied. But eating meat, is not karma producing unless there is a direct connection between the act of eating and the killing. Therefore, the rules of mendicancy are that (1) a follower of the Buddha can not kill an animal, including for a meal (e.g. even if out in the forest or while traveling), (2) one can not accept meat that has been killed "for" oneself as it is by the intention of the killer that the meat is for the mendicant that the mendicant thereby shares the karma of killing (this is why all Buddhist feasts, banquets, or meals prepared especially for the sangha have to be vegetarian meals), but (3) if the mendicant is begging and the donor puts meat in the bowl that is leftovers from the donor’s meal, and therefore the meat was not killed with the mendicant in mind, then the mendicant must eat what is in the bowl and there is no karma of the killing attached to it. This is the pre-Mahayana view of meat eating.


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Now in what I call "Buddhism 201", the nuanced questions can be teased out some, and the Mahayana view of meat-eating is developed. Karma doesn’t appear to be so linear. Additionally, the modern world needs to be taken into account. In the modern world we have to ask what is the karmic connection between eating meat bought at a supermarket and the eater? Though the animal is not killed with the intent of being for any particular person, supermarket meat is killed with the intent of being for the buyer, so anyone who buys the meat is participating in the karma of the intentional killing and additionally if the meat is bought specifically for another to eat then the eater still shares in the karma of the killing through the purchase.

However, if dropped into the arctic circle and there was no way to survive except to hunt or fish until being able to return to the agricultural realm, the person has to deal with a pre-agricultural karmic relationship, and so killing the animal to survive may be done without karmic detriment if the killing is done with the appropriate reverence in knowing that the being that is killed is one’s own intimate relation so that the eating is done with full recognition that it is the flesh of a relative and necessary for survival. The karmic result is then entirely dependent on the truth of the matter of necessity and sincerity, so that the animal’s death becomes a bodhisattva sacrifice rather than a victimization of a lesser being.

On the other hand, in our modern world, since we do not live in the arctic or where the fruits of agriculture are not available, there is virtually no practical way to eat meat without direct karmic consequence from the killing of it being connected to the eating of it. In other words, the slaughterhouse is present and manifest on the plate.

This Mahayana level of understanding--that meat-eating is to be avoided altogether--is presented in the precepts of the Brahma Net Sutra and in the meat-eating chapter of the Lankavatara Sutra.

In the Brahma Net Sutra, the third of the 48 secondary precepts is a prohibition of eating meat. Here the question of karma is not connected to whether the meat was deliberately killed for the eater, but whether the eater is deliberately eating the meat.

3. On Eating Meat
A disciple of the Buddha must not deliberately eat meat. He should not eat the flesh of any sentient being. The meat-eater forfeits the seed of Great Compassion, severs the seed of the Buddha Nature, and causes [animals and transcendental] beings to avoid him. Those who do so are guilty of countless offenses. Therefore, Bodhisattvas should not eat the flesh of any sentient beings whatsoever. If instead, he deliberately eats meat, he commits a secondary offense.


Likewise the Lankavatara Sutra presents the question with greater emphasis.

DT Suzuki translation wrote: The Blessed One said this to him: For innumerable reasons, Mahamati, the Bodhisattva, whose nature is compassion, is not to eat any meat; I will explain them: Mahamati, in this long course of transmigration here, there is not one living being that, having assumed the form of a living being, has not been your mother, or father, or brother, or sister, or son, or daughter, or the one or the other, in various degrees of kinship; and when acquiring another form of life may live as a beast, as a domestic animal, as a bird, or as a womb-born, or as something standing in some relationship to you; [this being so] how can the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva who desires to approach all living beings as if they were himself and to practise the Buddha-truths, eat the flesh of any living being that is of the same nature as himself? Even, Mahamati, the Rakshasa, listening to the Tathagata's discourse on the highest essence of the Dharma, attained the notion of protecting [Buddhism], and, feeling pity, refrains from eating flesh; how much more those who love the Dharma! Thus, Mahamati, wherever there is the evolution of living beings, let people cherish the thought of kinship with them, and, thinking that all beings are [to be loved as if they were] an only child, let them refrain from eating meat. So with Bodhisattvas whose nature is compassion, [the eating of] meat is to be avoided by him. Even in exceptional cases, it is not [compassionate] of a Bodhisattva of good standing to eat meat. The flesh of a dog, an ass, a buffalo, a horse, a bull, or man, or any other [being], Mahamati, that is not generally eaten by people, is sold on the roadside as mutton for the sake of money; and therefore, Mahamati, the Bodhisattva should not eat meat.

For the sake of love of purity, Mahamati, the Bodhisattva should refrain from eating flesh which is born of semen, blood, etc. For fear of causing terror to living beings, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva who is disciplining himself to attain compassion, refrain from eating flesh. To illustrate, Mahamati: When a dog sees, even from a distance, a hunter, a pariah, a fisherman, etc., whose desires are for meat-eating, he is terrified with fear, thinking, "They are death-dealers, they will even kill me." In the same way, Mahamati, even those minute animals that are living in the air, on earth, and in water, seeing meat-eaters at a distance, will perceive in them, by their keen sense of smell, the odour of the Rakshasa and will run away from such people as quickly as possible; for they are to them the threat of death. For this reason, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva, who is disciplining himself, to abide in great compassion, because of its terrifying living beings, refrain from eating meat. Mahamati, meat which is liked by unwise people is full of bad smell and its eating gives one a bad reputation which turns wise people away; let the Bodhisattva refrain from eating meat. The food of the wise, Mahamati, is what is eaten by the Rishis; it does not consist of meat and blood. Therefore, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva refrain from eating meat.

In order to guard the minds of all people, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva whose nature is holy and who is desirous of avoiding censure on the teaching of the Buddha, refrain from eating meat. For instance, Mahamati, there are some in the world who speak ill of the teaching of the Buddha; [they would say,] "Why are those who are living the life of a Sramana or a Brahmin reject such food as was enjoyed by the ancient Rishis, and like the carnivorous animals, living in the air, on earth, or in the water? Why do they go wandering about in the world thoroughly terrifying living beings, disregarding the life of a Sramana and destroying the vow of a Brahmin? There is no Dharma, no discipline in them." There are many such adverse-minded people who thus speak ill of the teaching of the Buddha. For this reason, Mahamati, in order to guard the minds of all people, let the Bodhisattva whose nature is full of pity and who is desirous of avoiding censure on the teaching of the Buddha, refrain from eating meat.

cont.]]> Yoga positions which don't require balance http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18551/yoga-positions-which-dont-require-balance Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:23:51 -0400 Diet & Habits Jimyo 18551@/discussions
Several times in the last year I've tried to get into yoga as I really think I could benefit from it. My problem lies in the fact that I was born with spina bifida. It's luckily very mild compared to some cases, but it does affect my balance. I've read up on various yoga positions and their benefits but when it comes to putting a programme together for my morning ritual it seems that a lot of them rely on standing upright and balancing which unfortunately is beyond my physical capabilities.

I'm sure it's possible to do something but I was hoping there may be somebody on here who had a little more experience and could point me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance.]]> Mantras & Stuff Whilst Sick http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18527/mantras-stuff-whilst-sick Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:10:43 -0400 Diet & Habits ThailandTom 18527@/discussions food pyramid and calories http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18485/food-pyramid-and-calories Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:53:39 -0400 Diet & Habits Jeffrey 18485@/discussions Trichotillomania http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18179/trichotillomania Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:28:40 -0400 Diet & Habits shanyin 18179@/discussions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania

It's not as extreme as the picture of the example but I have gotten noticably large bald spots in the past. It happened a few times as a teenager. I've been twirling my hair since I was small then in high school it went to this extreme. I get pleasure and a rush from picking it out. Sorry if this is creeping people out.

I was just thinking it would be interesting to talk to someone with this 'disorder' if anyone has had it before. I don't have bald spot yet I'm hoping it won't go that far. I guess I could check out the mental health forums to talk to someone. Just curious if anyone here has been through it though I imagine it's kind of rare.]]> good sites for yoga stretches and positions (asanas)? http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18394/good-sites-for-yoga-stretches-and-positions-asanas Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:10:32 -0400 Diet & Habits sova 18394@/discussions
I ask because I was watching this video

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on how to get into the lotus posture.. first he has you evaluate which muscle areas are tight and so I was going to look for specific videos on how to stretch certain areas.

For people new to this stuff, I have found yoga and stretching very valuable in my meditation practice. I would highly recommend dipping into yoga for anyone working on mind/body balance.


:)

Thanks in advance]]> Best Buy Ever http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18343/best-buy-ever Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:11:40 -0400 Diet & Habits ThailandTom 18343@/discussions
So today has been a week and a day without alcohol and my diet has been balanced out. I LOVE this smoothie machine, as of today my 2 favourite concoctions are
1. Mango, banana, yoghurt, ice and a splash of milk.
2. Pineapple, purple grapes, yogurt and some ice.

Does anybody else use these blending smoothie machines at all or on a regular basis? I have always had an issues with textures of fruit, not the tastes but the textures which has lead to me never ever being able to finish an entire apple. With this machine it's great.
Also, what combinations do you like and would recommend?]]> Sun gazing http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18264/sun-gazing Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:26:24 -0400 Diet & Habits blu3ree 18264@/discussions
Ive done some research on it and watched a couple videos of people talkin about it. I have yet to try it. motivation is easier thought than carried out into an action.

Any advice? Please share personal eperiences.]]> Infographic: People Who Eat Breakfast Are Smarter And Skinnier!! http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16306/infographic-people-who-eat-breakfast-are-smarter-and-skinnier Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:05:48 -0400 Diet & Habits LeonBasin 16306@/discussions http://www.atlnightspots.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/breakfast-graphic-main.jpg]]> The root of my anger http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18224/the-root-of-my-anger Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:19:42 -0400 Diet & Habits ordinarybeing 18224@/discussions
All I really want is to be able to have enough to be comfortable. Life is really hard in a world that thinks greedily.]]> Medication and meditation http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18202/medication-and-meditation Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:29:10 -0400 Diet & Habits blu3ree 18202@/discussions
I would like to help the people in my community by teaching them meditation rather than them using things like adderol to increase their concentration.

no one really cares and that is what really grinds my gears. how can I help them without turning them away? Can some people just not be helped? Why don't people look for natural ways for answers? Are we that reliant on science in these modern days?]]> Deciding Spontaneously http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18163/deciding-spontaneously Sun, 17 Mar 2013 05:35:32 -0400 Diet & Habits zenff 18163@/discussions But when we contemplate alternatives and add concepts and preferences to those scenarios in our heads we block the flow of energy; and our self-delusion grows like a lake behind a dam. Suddenly it all appears to be about us; about what we decide and what our reasons are and how we integrate this decision with the narrative in our heads about our perceived identity. Blah blah!

I wouldn’t want people to make all their decisions without thinking about it. I want technicians to calculate the weight the construction they are building can carry.
There probably is a category of decisions – which I don’t know how to define precisely – we can safely make spontaneously. And in doing so we will lessen our self-delusion and avoid a lot of “problems”.
“The ultimate Path is without difficulty; just avoid picking and choosing”. (Sengcan)

I think precepts can be handy here. The precepts (boiled down to some simple guidelines like not harming others, not harming ourselves, being friendly and helpful) can give us a simple decision diagram.
Simple decision diagrams are like a beginners guide for acting spontaneously.
One such simple decision diagram is that when I start thinking about the question “When will I do this?” The answer is to do it right away. If that doesn’t work there’s a still very simple diagram which is named “time-management” in which activities are arranged in order of urgency and importance.
When we follow such simple rules we don’t have to pick and choose and block our flow of energy either.

Our phenomenal world is ungraspable; we ourselves are ungraspable and everything we pursue or fear is so too. When we grasp anyways - by adding concepts and preferences and by creating the narrative of who we are and how we relate – we create our dream state. When we don’t grasp and when we act spontaneously, we are free and awake.
]]> Excess http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/18157/excess Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:20:41 -0400 Diet & Habits hopingforchange 18157@/discussions Journaling- do you? http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17882/journaling-do-you Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:17:58 -0500 Diet & Habits chela 17882@/discussions Koko the gorilla. http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17967/koko-the-gorilla Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:02:40 -0500 Diet & Habits Dandelion 17967@/discussions http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8765172/An-audience-with-Koko-the-talking-gorilla.html Some of you might already have heard about Koko, I had never heard of her before. I am not a vegetarian, but reading this, and especially the last paragraph, has really made me think..
]]> Vegetarianism for kids http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17940/vegetarianism-for-kids Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:28:17 -0500 Diet & Habits chela 17940@/discussions
Something really interesting happened this evening. My very articulate 2 1/2 year old was watching a preschool program in which they were cutting up fruit for a fruit salad. At first she said she didn't like salad, but I told her that it wasn't a lettuce salad and that the salad contained a mixture of fruit, not lettuce. I said, "you like to eat fruit, don't you?" She said, "Yes. But I don't like to eat animals."

I think my jaw fell open. I know for sure that she has never heard me say this-- I know that I've never said anything about "eating animals" in front of her. I may have said something having to do with "eating meat," but not eating animals.

So now I am thinking that maybe we will discuss this further and see about going fully vegetarian (she and I, not my husband as I am sure he would protest profusely). Around my part of the world, the notion of a child being a vegetarian is fairly frowned upon and is generally thought of as not being healthy. I know that this is not true, though, as long as you are knowledgeable and careful about meal planning and getting the nutrients balanced.

Does anyone here have vegetarian children? Anyone have any suggestions for resources?]]> Breaking the habit of a life time http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17905/breaking-the-habit-of-a-life-time Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:08:37 -0500 Diet & Habits Bunks 17905@/discussions
When I was nervous or anxious and my mind stuck on something I would suddenly find myself gnawing away.

About 2 days ago I looked at my nails and they were longer than I could ever remember. It dawned on me I hadn't chewed them for at least a couple of weeks!

It's funny how little things in this practice creep up on you......

Anyone else with similar experiences?

]]> Dreams http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17859/dreams Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:04:55 -0500 Diet & Habits WilliamHobbs 17859@/discussions
I dreamt about shooting stars last night, I looked into dreams of this kind and they are apparently related to great change. Perhaps this is true, because my sister recently became engaged to her boyfriend.

I also had a dream about my teeth falling out recently, I looked into this dream also and found that it relates to stress. I was particularly stressed out on that day.]]> Relationships and Buddhism http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17212/relationships-and-buddhism Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:39:08 -0500 Diet & Habits Hijop 17212@/discussions
Given that a part of Buddhism is reducing your attachments to things...

Is sex a 'thing' you should be reducing attachment to? (My boyfriend is a non-ordained Buddhist)

I'm talking about sex in a committed relationship.

Is it expected that if one partner is a Buddhist and the other isn't that there wouldn't be much sex between them? Or at least a reducing amount?

Thank you.]]> Dealing with setbacks in Behavior http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16439/dealing-with-setbacks-in-behavior Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:42:06 -0400 Diet & Habits jessie70 16439@/discussions Recently, I had increased my meditation and made it more regular, and I felt calmer and started to realize some space and mindfulness.

I had decreased my obsessive journal writing, compulsive eating, phone rants, and other less-than-helpful behaviors... and then, seemingly out of nowhere, I had a *very* unskillful day. On a positive note, I think I am beating myself up less than I might have just a few months ago, but I am curious how people handle setbacks.

Also, has anyone had a similar experience- that just when they thought things were getting easier, that they had a day that was totally and completely "off-Path"? I think its been months since I have felt so out of control and at the mercy of my emotions, and in my own way.

The word "regression" keeps coming into my mind.
Any guess as to why this happens & how best to deal?
Thanks :-)]]> Need advice on mindfully eating http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17838/need-advice-on-mindfully-eating Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:10:48 -0500 Diet & Habits chela 17838@/discussions
Now, as a mom, I make sure that my children receive decent meals and this is always something in my mind to provide for them. While I do think about food frequently, I find that when I'm eating, I don't ever really feel full and tend to overeat. Sometimes I don't even realize how much I'm eating. This issue is compounded due to the fact that I am hypoglycemic (low blood sugar), so I really can't go a long time without eating something, and if I eat carbs (without having protein), I get light-headed after a few hours and have to eat again. I used to have black-outs until I figured out what was wrong with me, so now when I do feel hungry or feel like I'm getting light-headed, I make sure I eat because blacking out is scary and dangerous. Fasting is not something I can do because it's actually dangerous for me.

It seems easy enough. I KNOW that I need to be more mindful about eating. But for some reason, I'm having a really hard time with this. Does anyone have any suggestions on HOW to be more mindful with food and my eating issues? I know I can go on a diet and count calories-- I've done this before but it's very time consuming and difficult to keep up long-term. Are there any teachings that would be helpful? ]]> Meal prayer http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16795/meal-prayer Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:38:55 -0400 Diet & Habits BonsaiDoug 16795@/discussions
I recently came across this and thought I'd share:

Wisely reflecting I eat this food,
remembering with gratitude where it comes from
and how many people have no food or too little.

Guarding my mind against indulgence,
mindful of each mouthful,
I take into this body what it needs
to support me on the path.

~ Ajahn Jayasaro]]> Food and drink http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17831/food-and-drink Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:48:09 -0500 Diet & Habits blu3ree 17831@/discussions I enjoy foods such as rice couscous tomatoes pita oatmeals peppers (not hot peppers) cucumbers carrots lettuce soy milk walnuts almonds pistachios avocados(when eaten with rice or couscous in a pita or wrap) occasionally eggs strawberries bananas and every other fruit not big into junk foods
This has made up the majority of my diet for around a year. Sometimes I feel like I'm missing key vitamins recently I learned how important b12 is for vegetarians to get into their diet so luckily the soy milk comes with around 45% a serv. Anyything I'm missing that's important in ones diet? I don't abide by the one meal a day or nothing afternoon mostly bc never really understood why this is important. But I do make efforts in not wasting food.]]> is eating non-vegetarian food really needed? think again please. http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17686/is-eating-non-vegetarian-food-really-needed-think-again-please Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:02:02 -0500 Diet & Habits misecmisc1 17686@/discussions
image

So sad to see this documentary film :(

Is this the way animals are treated? is eating non-veg food really needed?

my request to all is that if you eat non-vegetarian food, then please stop eating non-vegetarian food and eat only vegetarian food. ]]> Cancer as a Part-Time Job http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16731/cancer-as-a-part-time-job Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:37:17 -0400 Diet & Habits Sile 16731@/discussions
We've (including the husband of one patient, who brought it up) been talking about it all day at work, because it kind of shifts ones view on how to deal with cancer. Many people try to keep everything normal, "plus" cancer, only to find that ones life is overwhelmed with all the aspects of dealing with the disease. If one acknowledges cancer as a part-time job (depending on your cancer), though, it kind of frees you up, mentally, to assign the energy necessary to the task of working towards wellness.

Anyway--I promised I'd share it, since, despite several years of endless cancer conversations, this particular perspective hadn't come up in our circle. Amazing how eye-opening one new thought can be.]]> Printed meat - an interesting addition to the debate http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17660/printed-meat-an-interesting-addition-to-the-debate Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:36:16 -0500 Diet & Habits ZenBadger 17660@/discussions BBC News - Printed Beef? and it got me thinking. Is it really a good use of dwindling resources to create magic meat from tanks of gunk when there are perfectly good non-meat dishes out there to eat? Personally I don't eat meat because I hate the taste and it makes me feel quite ill (apparently I lack certain enzymes that make digesting meat more efficient), but I'm guessing that there is a sizable group of people out there who eschew the burger because of the cruelty inherent in the process who might be interested. Would a more skillful use of this technology be weaning people off meat gradually while cutting the cruelty almost instantly. Not sure what we would do with all those cows though.

So how do you feel about printing a nice cruelty-free sirloin out for Sunday lunch?]]> Maximizing proper food intake http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17574/maximizing-proper-food-intake Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:14:53 -0500 Diet & Habits Gideon_Jeremiah 17574@/discussions
Now my issue revolves around my stomach-problems & general health problems.

I have severe acid reflux, horrible gastrointestinal problems, & a myriad of other severe issues.
Due to this, I am unable to retain enough food for expendable energy, or a healthy weight-level.
Whenever I try to meditate, I get terrible headaches, my body becomes ice-cold & I start vomiting.
Whenever I close my eyes to try & calm myself, my body just goes ice-cold & I usually vomit (quite often blood).

I'm not sure if this is directly related to my health-problems, but it has reduced the 2 hours of meditation a day that I normally had, to less than 10 minutes of general agony.

My overall question; what are some foods which are easy to keep down & will provide me with enough energy to comfortably meditate?

Note: I have never eaten meat, nor plan to. So that is not an option, apologies.]]> I am a loner (happy about it). http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17453/i-am-a-loner-happy-about-it Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:25:02 -0500 Diet & Habits WilliamHobbs 17453@/discussions Drunk on Dharma http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17459/drunk-on-dharma Tue, 25 Dec 2012 21:43:40 -0500 Diet & Habits lobster 17459@/discussions
Today is Another Day. A day of goodwill and cheer, whoever you are, even a humble hum bug. We are all welcome to be presents, presence and gifted. Even if our giving is a terrible hang over from our previous moments. We are here and we can hear. As always we have a mind to find the best. To know what is the better choice. We sense the wiser path. Always we choose the kinder, gentler, more enlightened option, if we will. We can always take the first step again and again. Have we failed with guilt?
No matter.
In each eternal cosmic cycle, all existence is ended. All joins the Perfecting and ends in Nothing. The new cycle of wonderment begins. A perfected and eternal movement. Empty of being, empty of choice and preference. Full to the experience. What will be next? Everything is fine. How extraordinary. How fortunate. How inevitable. How now brown cow?
All too often we live in a guru and path circus, following a simple juggling technique as if a solution to all our needs. Sometimes we pinch and scratch the surface of the diversity of paths. Which is ours? Which will work best?
They all work.
All we have to do is begin and begin again. In this way we become inspired by our innate potential. Start to listen and follow the way in the books, teachers, platitudes and ritualised fossils prepared for transmission. You will be transformed independent of the source of making live the unfolding. A delivery system exists in the wisdom of and for children, in each language, in the insanity of the outsider, in the convicted dogmatist. In the most heard hearted and tight fisted malcontent. You have to find that wisdom, find that truth. Find that potential from your own innate capacity to sift and sort. Trust yourself. The capacity is present. The potential is here. The inevitability is certain.

Have a great day.






















































]]> Buddhism & Tattoos http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16384/buddhism-tattoos Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:15:16 -0400 Diet & Habits vlrox 16384@/discussions I am Glutten Allergic? Bloated after I eat Glutten food? but not sure? http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17314/i-am-glutten-allergic-bloated-after-i-eat-glutten-food-but-not-sure Sat, 08 Dec 2012 15:52:49 -0500 Diet & Habits LeonBasin 17314@/discussions Leon]]> X-mas Feasting http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17377/x-mas-feasting Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:00:21 -0500 Diet & Habits Vastmind 17377@/discussions
This year's twist for me......no stove access.
No oven or stovetop. Please don't ask. hahaha

So here is what we at the Vastminds house will
be munching on all day.
I'm plugging in the waffle iron, and going
all out! :)
Lemon and Walnut waffles
GIngerbread waffles
Plain with strawberries and whipped cream.
Granola & Yogurt parfait's
Fruit and cheese trays
Chocolates and cookies
Citrus punch and O.J...(spike your own)

Later in the day.....waffle pizza's.

What is on your Winter Party Menu?

I'm accepting any suggestions for my
waffle iron. :)
]]> Burnt Offering http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17383/burnt-offering Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:37:25 -0500 Diet & Habits lobster 17383@/discussions Burnt. Gone. Never to be. Left the kitchen after turning down the stove. Only . . . I did not turn down the stove. I turned the wrong controller. Ah mindfulness, where are you when needed . . .

As I cleaned out the pan and left burnt offerings out for the squirrels, I murmed ”It's not fair."
Perhaps so but the pan cleaning became a meditation. Accidents and far worse happens in the world. It must be Dukkha and the First noble Truth before breakfast . . .

NT 1 - porridge gets burned . . .
]]> Meat to Veg. http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16948/meat-to-veg Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:34:24 -0400 Diet & Habits Steve108 16948@/discussions ]]> Yoga http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16608/yoga Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:35:28 -0400 Diet & Habits sova 16608@/discussions
Do you do yoga?

Do you have any recommendations on books or videos?


( And could we get a category on the site called "Yoga" ? how do you guys feel about that?)]]> Adventures in Sobriety Continued... http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16932/adventures-in-sobriety-continued Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:51:20 -0400 Diet & Habits zombiegirl 16932@/discussions
I am actually REALLY enjoying being sober. It's crazy to me. I wanted to post this because I have seen this topic come up from time to time on here and I know I'm not the only one who was hesitant to take the plunge, wondering if not drinking meant sacrificing my social life.

A few things I've noticed. My friends group is naturally sorting itself out. I've never realized it before, but I do have friends that seem to only know how to drink. I have a few different friends groups and one in particular is full of awesome interesting people who I can have great conversations and fun with sober or drunk. But I'm not going to lie, I've realized that there are some people that have sort of dropped off the face of the earth in response to my sobriety. They're the type that can't seem to have fun without alcohol involved and can't stand the thought of being around someone sober. These are the same people I've always felt a lot of pressure from to get hammered, so I'm not feeling too poorly about it. I would say we're still friends, but we make 'day dates' now instead of hanging out in bars at night.

I recently passed my biggest obstacle... I really like to sing, but despite theater and choir and about a 1000 visits to karaoke bars... I still get stage fright. It's unbelievable, but that first song is always so hard for me. But I did it... I did sober karaoke and found that it was actually awesome. I, apparently, sound better sober. But that first song, oh man, I was actually shaking, lol. But at the end of the night, I felt a lot more confident and actually was recruited by an acquaintance of mine to sing for a new band he's starting. Realistically, I know how musicians are, so we'll see if that actually happens... but I definitely took it as a compliment, regardless.

One of the biggest things for me though, is when the night is over, I don't have to immediately eat a crapload of carbs, drink a bunch of water, and go straight to bed. Now after the party, I can come home and relax or meditate or work on my writing. Being drunk doesn't have to ruin 'me' time anymore... especially if the next day would have been spent hungover in bed.

I feel so positive and in control. Being sober is nothing like DDing for me. In the past, I hated DDing because it meant that I really wanted to drink, but had vowed to stay sober for everyone else. Now, I'm sober as my own decision and don't feel that I am lacking.

I highly encourage anyone else on the fence about it to try sobriety, even for a month or so. It sounds a lot scarier than it really is. :)]]> Getting in shape. I needs some tips. http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16904/getting-in-shape-i-needs-some-tips Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:35:20 -0400 Diet & Habits DaftChris 16904@/discussions
So A.) How can I motivate myself to actually work out and B.) I don't want to muscular, just flat and toned. What are some good exercises to build some lean build without having big muscles? ]]> Celibacy http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/17079/celibacy Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:37:55 -0500 Diet & Habits Amida 17079@/discussions
Any advice or methods to quiet the perpetual desires for wife and child?]]> Profound loss of appetite http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16964/profound-loss-of-appetite Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:31:51 -0400 Diet & Habits Niwalen 16964@/discussions
Has anyone else experienced similar?

Thanks ]]> Vegeterianism in early Buddhism http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16934/vegeterianism-in-early-buddhism Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:21:10 -0400 Diet & Habits Patr 16934@/discussions A nice article about the early Buddhist eating habits for a nice Buddhist blog.


http://sdhammika.blogspot.com/2012/10/vegetarianism-in-ancient-india.html]]> favorite way to prepare mushrooms? http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/16894/favorite-way-to-prepare-mushrooms Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:34:57 -0400 Diet & Habits sova 16894@/discussions