hunger [this is a big'n]

cabossimn

peas like all other foods they give physical nourishment, but the mind cant feed simply on food. no, you shouldnt starve yourself, but dont think food is the answer to you tiredness and hunger. your mind says, oh im hungry, oh im starving, i want this, i want that, i want some cake so ill take a lot of it. well why not take the small peice of cake. wtf you might say. well take the smaller peice for a few reasons. 1st it fufills the hunger enough to get you by, 2nd to not over induldge, 3rd you leave more for other people i usually take the smaller peice when im splitting something with someone. but usually i dont have much control when its over a period of time, i, as well as everyone should be mindful of our cravings, and wants, and greed in all things.

bodhipunk

Very well said. Moderation and mindfulness while eating is not just for our benefit here and now, but it benefits others as well.

In MN 53, Buddha explains how one can know moderation in eating. He gives the example of a discipline, who, "considering it appropriately, takes his food not playfully, nor for intoxication, nor for putting on bulk, nor for beautification, but simply for the survival and continuance of this body, for ending its afflictions, for the support of the holy life, thinking, 'I will destroy old feelings [of hunger] and not create new feelings [from overeating]. Thus I will maintain myself, be blameless, and live in comfort.'"

In SN 3.13, the Buddha meets a king who is a eating a whole bucketful of food. When he saw this king engorged and panting, he said, "When a person is constantly mindful, and knows when enough food has been taken, all their afflictions become more slender — They age more gradually, protecting their lives."

In Japanese Zen Buddhism, oryoki means "just enough" and it is a practice of mindful eating. The purpose is to cultivate gratitude, a greater attention to detail, and a better understanding of self. In the following video, Dr. Jan Chozen Bays (who is both a physician and a Zen priest) gives a great introduction and instruction in eating oryoki style.

cabossimn

alot of times i forget to eat, or chose not to, because i know i can go without. though i still need to practice mindfulness at all times.

Ada_B

alot of times i forget to eat, or chose not to, because i know i can go without. though i still need to practice mindfulness at all times.

It's not healthy to skip meals.

MindGate

alot of times i forget to eat, or chose not to, because i know i can go without. though i still need to practice mindfulness at all times.

It's not healthy to skip meals.

Breakfast, the most important meal of the day, servin' it up Gary's way - YEAH!

(No one will get the Spongebob reference.)

prettyhowtown

alot of times i forget to eat, or chose not to, because i know i can go without. though i still need to practice mindfulness at all times.

It's not healthy to skip meals.

Breakfast, the most important meal of the day, servin' it up Gary's way - YEAH!

(No one will get the Spongebob reference.)

I got it!

abhishek_laser

if you are interested in your cravings for food, then i would recommend you to take up the eight precepts on a day which you are free, which contains the precept to not eat after 12pm and complete all eating before 12pm. this has helped me a lot in controlling my eating. one more method is to contemplate that the food is simply a nourishment for the body to quench hunger and is not for the sake of pleasure ot for intoxication, this is how monks are asked to contemplate when taking food.

cabossimn

alot of times i forget to eat, or chose not to, because i know i can go without. though i still need to practice mindfulness at all times.

It's not healthy to skip meals.

Breakfast, the most important meal of the day, servin' it up Gary's way - YEAH!

(No one will get the Spongebob reference.)

i got it nice reference joke it brought me happyness.