Is one meal per day good for the health?

Zenist69 SG · 2011-01-27T13:27:15+00:00

Buddhism practice is not about endure starvation. If starving can lead to liberation, there are many people lack of foods or on starving in the world attaine...

Zenist69 SG

Is one meal per day good for the physical health? If its good, I think I wanna go for it. Also it save time and energy to look for makan, think about where to makan and all that...

Dawnfirstlight SG

It depends. Not everybody can take it. You may try but if you can't, don't force yourself. 慧律法师 is a good example. He said he took 1 meal a day for a long period and his health was damaged as he had some health history which made him not suitable for 1 meal a day. He gave up eventually. I understand some people can take it.

sinweiy SG

i tried before…become pretty thin….now no more. thinking too much also use up energy.

Hallhome SG

Here in Singapore cannot lah.Here is a food paradise.You have abundance of food here.Why bother to starve yourself?

goodheart SG

anybody here got no money to eat so have to eat 1 meal a day?

sinweiy SG

no la, it's a buddhist fasting thingy. make the mind light for meditation. less vexation. if got work to do and need to take care of family, not sure it's encourage.

Hallhome SG

Just returned from Penang, Malaysia.I am so fuck up with that country.I was forced to eat less and lose some weight.

Zenist69 SG

My health not that great. So I was thinking of a simple Buddhist solution to improve my health. One meal per day, seems like pretty neat solution.

慧律法师 my impression is he doesn't really encourage this practice...

Zenist69 SG

i tried before…become pretty thin….now no more. thinking too much also use up energy.

So u no longer practice it? Or u no more thin?

Zenist69 SG

Here in Singapore cannot lah.Here is a food paradise.You have abundance of food here.Why bother to starve yourself?

For health reason. I wanna improve my health. One of the way to tweak our health, I think is from diet. At least thats one of the important factor. So, I want to use a simple Buddhist solution to improve my health. I think one meal per day might help. Buddha practice it, so it seems promising isn't it?

Zenist69 SG

anybody here got no money to eat so have to eat 1 meal a day?

For me, its not about saving up. But to improve my health.

Zenist69 SG

Middle age. Not young anymore. So wanna geng, try and find a way to improve the health, so as to practice as long as possible here on this earth. And die peacefully when I am real old, could just go take a nap and pass on, something like that.

Buddha practice one meal per day isn't it? It should be good for health... Never mind. I will try it for a 2-3 days, and see how it goes. The plan is simple. Morning, 1-2 cups beverages, plus breakfast. Afternoon, one meal, one beverage. Thats it. No more food or water intake until the next morning...

Weychin SG

There are monasteries in Thailand, where the older monks take only one meal a day, however, for those who are newly ordained, they are allowed to have two meals a day.
I think it boils down to individual metabolism. some will require more especially if lead a busy lifestyle eg. some Venerables active spreading the Dharma.
I have a campmate who took tonsure in Thailand, he found monastic very tough going, subsisting on one meal a day among others.

sinweiy SG

No longer practice it. Think become 习惯 or not also play a part. need time to become a habit.

Fcukpap SG

he realized that this was not the right path.........

sinweiy SG

not right path is extreme starving, rather than one meal a day. one meal a day is according to middle way. muslim also have fasting period for example. we both call it 斋。

btw, zentist, u vegetarian? TCM also advocate our mind need to avoid 怨，恨，恼，努，烦 to be healthy.

Seth'§in SG

Instead of one meal per day, you might wanna try two meals (One breakfast and another lunch). There are many ways to improve health though, you might want to first start on basic things like avoiding animal fats in your foods and exercising every day. Start off slowly with lighter meals and slowly condition your body throughout a period of time. Rushing apparently doesn't help at all.

Fcukpap SG

do check on health conditions and dietitian where necessary....

health is more important towards what your vision will be

Andycom SG

let it be good nutritive brakfast and lunch (for ex. meat + salad). For dinner try yogurt or some fruit. And, what is important, drink at list 2 litres of still water per day!!!!

Urdhaytb SG

Our body is a vehicle for our spiritual being to make progress. In my opinion, it is important to keep the body healthy though proper diet and regular moderate exercise so that the body remains strong to sustain life force and vitality in order to meditate and serve humanity.

I for one, will never take 1 or 2 meals a day unless it is for very short term cleansing purpose. I believe in eating healthily and do regular exercise as to avoid sickness. So far, so good. I can meditate and work regularly.

It would be great if I can reduce my thoughts to one a day.