Guest guest Posted October 5, 1999 Report Share Posted October 5, 1999 In a message dated 10/5/99 8:40:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, qapla writes: << 1 Meat 2 Fish 3 Fowl 4 Eggs 5 Garlic 6 Ginger 7 Onions 8 Shallots 9 and Leeks. . >> None of these foods are "forbidden." One is admonished to "do no harm" to living creatures, but Buddhism does not enforce vegetarianism, only Hinduism does. There is a debt of Karma for taking life, any life. But it is weighed against the alternative consequences of that life and the dharma involved. Brahmins and other Hindu castes also use onions and garlic in their cooking routinely. These are cleansing foods and a blood tonic. There is no injunction against them. Asoefoeda powder, used in all Indian cooking is in fact made from a mixture of plant materials including onions and leeks. Where do you come up with this new twist? Zenbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 1999 Report Share Posted October 5, 1999 At 03:04 PM 10/5/99 , ZEN2WRK wrote: >ZEN2WRK > >In a message dated 10/5/99 8:40:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >qapla writes: > ><< 1 Meat > 2 Fish > 3 Fowl > 4 Eggs > 5 Garlic > 6 Ginger > 7 Onions > 8 Shallots > 9 and Leeks. > . >> >None of these foods are "forbidden." One is admonished to "do no harm" to >living creatures, but Buddhism does not enforce vegetarianism, only Hinduism >does. There is a debt of Karma for taking life, any life. But it is weighed >against the alternative consequences of that life and the dharma involved. Hey Zenbob, I know some following the yogic paths (like the Sivananda organization) also avoid rajasic foods. So no peppers or strong spices or sex, bad for meditation, because they are aspiring to total sattva. I'm not sure whether onion and garlic are on that list. On the other hand, I've heard that Jains, from ahimsa, hesitate even to kill insects, and sometimes have a servant sweep the path ahead of them as they walk, so that no creature will be harmed. --Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 1999 Report Share Posted October 5, 1999 In a message dated 10/5/99 2:10:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, goode writes: << I know some following the yogic paths (like the Sivananda organization) also avoid rajasic foods. So no peppers or strong spices or sex, bad for meditation, because they are aspiring to total sattva. I'm not sure whether onion and garlic are on that list. On the other hand, I've heard that Jains, from ahimsa, hesitate even to kill insects, and sometimes have a servant sweep the path ahead of them as they walk, so that no creature will be harmed. >> Actually, if taken literally, the admonishments are against "foods or drinks of any strong flavor" the idea is to eliminate disturbance or over activation of the physical sense systems. This is of course, only the path of the true aesthetic, and Buddha thoroughly denounced such self punishing or totally restrictive rules. The Jains not only practice Ahimsa, and must not kill any living creature, but as far as Mahavira, the teacher of the Jains, was concerned, even a violent thought against any living thing could do it irreparable harm. Of course, the Jains are in constant risk for their survival and because they practice a sort of enforced abstinence, they do not reproduce with the vitality of other Hindu communities. It is to their benefit that the Sikhs, who are quite warlike and prepared to fight, have for centuries taken it as their solemn duty to protect the Jains. Otherwise, there would be no fancy Jains left at all, only plain Jains. Blessings Love, Zenbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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