Buddha Mind

Nyorai SG

In this kind of mode, either you just need one meal or meal_less and is vegetarianism meal.

Aik TC SG

In this kind of mode, either you just need one meal or meal_less and is vegetarianism meal.

The above subject on the relationship between thoughts, awareness and the empty nature of mind is a very profound and interesting subject to read. My belief is that few can put their realization so clearly as above.

Can’t figure out what is described above got to do with needing one meal only or having to do with vegetarianism. Care to elaborate more on your conclusion?

An Eternal Now SG

In this kind of mode, either you just need one meal or meal_less and is vegetarianism meal.

I think many meals or not depend on the person's health, it does not depend on one's enlightenment. For example, Ven Hui Lu does not eat only one meal before noon, he used to do that but now his frail health does not permit it. But there is no doubt he is deeply enlightened.

Dalai Lama eats meat because of health issues... Many Tibetan lamas and Theravada monks who are enlightened are still eating five clean meat.

An Eternal Now SG

By the way the author Jackson Peterson happens to be vegetarian and actively promotes vegetarianism and awareness of animal cruelty... he is also an authorized teacher under Ven Hsu Yun's Ch'an lineage. He's a friend of mine. But I don't think he eats only one meal a day, I might be wrong.

On the other hand, I also know many enlightened people who are not vegetarian and eats three meals a day after enlightenment. There is no strict rules on this.

An Eternal Now SG

p.s. in continuation of the first post, Jax wrote:

...This is also true of all perceptions and sensations. When we experience the true nature of sensations, we find them to be "unfindable", and therefore empty. This is the same with perceptions. As the Karmapa Rangjung Dorje 3rd pointed out: "When a thought disappears, does it disappear and allows awareness to be seen, or is the thought actually itself "awareness?". We can see the same with all experienced phenomena...

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