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  • Tin_Sandwich
    Member
    • Feb 2014
    • 21

    Consuming alcohol

    Hi,

    I gave up drinking for five years and only started again last Christmas. I have never been a heavy drinker, a couple of pints at the most and I've had enough. Is it better to avoid alcohol altogether while practicing on the Buddhist path. I would not be adversed to stop consuming alcohol if this would be more benificial to my practice. Please share your thoughts on this.

    Gassho
  • Jishin
    Member
    • Oct 2012
    • 4821

    #2
    You don't have to worry if the bite of a snake is poisonous if you don't pick up the snake.

    Gassho, Jishin

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    • Troy
      Member
      • Sep 2013
      • 1318

      #3
      Originally posted by Jishin
      You don't have to worry if the bite of a snake is poisonous if you don't pick up the snake.

      Gassho, Jishin
      Love that quote!

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      • Daiyo
        Member
        • Jul 2014
        • 819

        #4
        Originally posted by Jishin
        You don't have to worry if the bite of a snake is poisonous if you don't pick up the snake.
        Nicely said. Gassho.
        Gassho,Walter

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        • Jika
          Member
          • Jun 2014
          • 1337

          #5



          Gassho,
          Danny
          治 Ji
          花 Ka

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          • Joyo

            #6
            Originally posted by Jishin
            You don't have to worry if the bite of a snake is poisonous if you don't pick up the snake.

            Gassho, Jishin
            Nice!!! I think it's again, like eating meat, a personal choice. But I'd agree with Jishin, for me personally, I don't touch the stuff. Just not my thing

            Gassho,
            Joyo

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            • Ishin
              Member
              • Jul 2013
              • 1359

              #7
              For me the issue is avoidance of intoxication. In moderation ok. If even in moderation, you cause problems then stop.
              Gassho
              C
              Grateful for your practice

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              • Byokan
                Treeleaf Unsui
                • Apr 2014
                • 4288

                #8
                Hi All,

                I'll have a cocktail once in a while or a little wine with dinner. Never been a problem for me. I have seen many lives absolutely ruined by alchohol, though. The issue of intoxication is an interesting one, not sure if you want to go into it on this thread, but intoxication takes many forms.

                Gassho
                Lisa
                展道 渺寛 Tendō Byōkan
                Please take my words with a big grain of salt. I know nothing. Wisdom is only found in our whole-hearted practice together.

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                • Seimyo
                  Member
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 861

                  #9
                  We are not in a practice of deprivation, but of moderation.

                  While intoxication isn't recommended, the occasional pint or two isn't likely to send your practice into a tailspin (unless of course you have a pre-existing relationship with addiction). Just take note of when you feel altered and limit yourself.

                  Gassho
                  Seimyo

                  明 Seimyō (Christhatischris)

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                  • Nengyo
                    Member
                    • May 2012
                    • 668

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Tin_Sandwich
                    Hi,

                    I gave up drinking for five years and only started again last Christmas. I have never been a heavy drinker, a couple of pints at the most and I've had enough. Is it better to avoid alcohol altogether while practicing on the Buddhist path. I would not be adversed to stop consuming alcohol if this would be more benificial to my practice. Please share your thoughts on this.

                    Gassho
                    I would say just follow the middle way. I try not to get caught up in excesses, but of course only you can find your middle way. Maybe it is a drink or two every night, drinking with friends occasionally, or never drinking. I still drink alcohol occasionally and eat meat. I try to do so in the most ecologically sound way possible and without causing others too much harm.

                    Gassho,
                    Nengyo
                    If I'm already enlightened why the hell is this so hard?

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                    • Kyotai

                      #11
                      Hello,

                      I love a beer every now and again. Sometimes (rarely) I have more then a few. For me, once and a while works for me.

                      Gassho, Shawn

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                      • Kyonin
                        Treeleaf Priest / Engineer
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 6745

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Jishin
                        You don't have to worry if the bite of a snake is poisonous if you don't pick up the snake.

                        Gassho, Jishin
                        This has to be one of the most smartest quotes ever. It speaks my mind.

                        Thank you.

                        Gassho,

                        Kyonin
                        Hondō Kyōnin
                        奔道 協忍

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                        • Yugen

                          #13
                          Consuming alcohol

                          I'm a vegetarian and teetotaler who enjoys the occasional steak and pint of stout.

                          Deep bows
                          Yugen

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                          • Mp

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Jishin
                            You don't have to worry if the bite of a snake is poisonous if you don't pick up the snake.

                            Gassho, Jishin
                            Wow! Can't top that ... =)

                            Gassho
                            Shingen

                            P.S. I am a vegan and don't drink, but that is a personal choice. =)

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                            • Nengyo
                              Member
                              • May 2012
                              • 668

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Jishin
                              You don't have to worry if the bite of a snake is poisonous if you don't pick up the snake.

                              Gassho, Jishin
                              Some of us can't imagine a life without picking up snakes! (literal and metaphorical)


                              Originally posted by Yugen
                              I'm a vegetarian and teetotaler who enjoys the occasional steak and pint of stout.

                              Deep bows
                              Yugen
                              If I'm already enlightened why the hell is this so hard?

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