Can I take the
Fifth Mindfulness Training (the Fifth Precept), and still drink an
occasional glass of wine or beer with dinner?
(taken from
Thich Nhat Hanh, For a Future to be Possible, 2007,
Appendix
1, p109-110)
Thay
[Thich] Nhat Hanh advises us not to drink any alcohol,
if possible. If you still have a strong inclination to
drink,
please do so mindfully. Look deeply into the conditions of
your liver, your heart, and the fact that humankind is
wasting
a lot of grain and fruit making alcohol instead of feeding
other humans. Meditating in this way will lead us to feeling
uncomfortable when drinking any amount of alcohol.
