Comments on: no ma http://www.hoapham.net/2006/12/13/no-ma/ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:51:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ChanGrrrl http://www.hoapham.net/2006/12/13/no-ma/comment-page-1/#comment-34 ChanGrrrl Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:20:00 +0000 http://hoa.asianaustralian.org/?p=111#comment-34 Hi Hoa, Really enjoying your blogs. Drinking alcohol and eating meat are tricky ones. It seems that across the different schools of Buddhism, and even amoung different practioners, there are different approaches. Last time I tried to go vegetarian, I skills in shopping and cooking weren't up to it and I became aneamic, so gave up eventually. More a reflection on me than on not eating meat! But I like that teaching about using food to remember interbeing. I've been taught a food blessing that I say before meals. And while I say it, I've been taught to think about many different aspects of interbeing that allowed the food to come to the table. I pray that any beings who died in the process (not only those who end up on the plate, but also those who were killed in the proccess -- eg insects killed by trucks) may be well and happy; and that anyone who was involved in the killing may have their Karma lightened. And I feel very grateful for the food.<br /><br />I don't know, maybe one day I'll just feel I want to give up meet. But I'm not there right now.<br /><br />Funnily enough, I've never been much of a drinker, and I up alcohol entirely when I formally took refuge. So I have to admit, I don't miss it. (It'd be harder for my to give up Swiss chocolate!)<br /><br />All the best for the second leg of your time in Vietnam!<br /><br />Cheers, ChanGrrl Hi Hoa, Really enjoying your blogs. Drinking alcohol and eating meat are tricky ones. It seems that across the different schools of Buddhism, and even amoung different practioners, there are different approaches. Last time I tried to go vegetarian, I skills in shopping and cooking weren’t up to it and I became aneamic, so gave up eventually. More a reflection on me than on not eating meat! But I like that teaching about using food to remember interbeing. I’ve been taught a food blessing that I say before meals. And while I say it, I’ve been taught to think about many different aspects of interbeing that allowed the food to come to the table. I pray that any beings who died in the process (not only those who end up on the plate, but also those who were killed in the proccess — eg insects killed by trucks) may be well and happy; and that anyone who was involved in the killing may have their Karma lightened. And I feel very grateful for the food.

I don’t know, maybe one day I’ll just feel I want to give up meet. But I’m not there right now.

Funnily enough, I’ve never been much of a drinker, and I up alcohol entirely when I formally took refuge. So I have to admit, I don’t miss it. (It’d be harder for my to give up Swiss chocolate!)

All the best for the second leg of your time in Vietnam!

Cheers, ChanGrrl

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