Comments on: Buddha Booze: The Practice Of Mindful Drinking http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/03/18/what-would-buddha-drink-the-practice-of-mindful-drinking/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:17:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Turner Wright http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/03/18/what-would-buddha-drink-the-practice-of-mindful-drinking/comment-page-1/#comment-88623 Turner Wright Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:17:02 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=760#comment-88623 I don't think his argument holds up too well. The whole point of Buddhist meditation is being mindful in the present and learning to quell the ego yourself, not suppressing it with alcohol. I don’t think his argument holds up too well. The whole point of Buddhist meditation is being mindful in the present and learning to quell the ego yourself, not suppressing it with alcohol.

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]]> By: Bob http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/03/18/what-would-buddha-drink-the-practice-of-mindful-drinking/comment-page-1/#comment-88241 Bob Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:10:18 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=760#comment-88241 . hmmm, mindful drinking eh?. It has been my experience, (and I have a fair amount) that some can drink and be mindful and some cannot. (look at their Neptune aspects) Everyone is affected in a different way by drugs, alcohol and stimulants whether they have dozens of years of sitting meditation experience or not. I know Trungpa Rinpoche (my root guru) talked some about mindful drinking but I don't think he meant everybody. Cheers! . .

hmmm, mindful drinking eh?. It has been my experience, (and I have a fair amount) that some can drink and be mindful and some cannot. (look at their Neptune aspects) Everyone is affected in a different way by drugs, alcohol and stimulants whether they have dozens of years of sitting meditation experience or not.

I know Trungpa Rinpoche (my root guru) talked some about mindful drinking but I don’t think he meant everybody.

Cheers!

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]]> By: philip http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/03/18/what-would-buddha-drink-the-practice-of-mindful-drinking/comment-page-1/#comment-88237 philip Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:11:30 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=760#comment-88237 think anything can be mindful, including intoxication. humans for centuries have used various plants, smoked them, fermented them, distilled them - all magical alchemical acts of consciousness alteration. Priests in Egypt brewed beer for a reason, and some of the best beer in the world is brewed by monks... think anything can be mindful, including intoxication. humans for centuries have used various plants, smoked them, fermented them, distilled them – all magical alchemical acts of consciousness alteration. Priests in Egypt brewed beer for a reason, and some of the best beer in the world is brewed by monks…

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]]> By: Eva http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2009/03/18/what-would-buddha-drink-the-practice-of-mindful-drinking/comment-page-1/#comment-88214 Eva Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:52:53 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/?p=760#comment-88214 Heh heh. "Mindful drinking" - is that like knowing the point at which your pool game stops getting better from a drink or two to relax you, and starts getting worse from too much? Heh heh. "Mindful drinking" – is that like knowing the point at which your pool game stops getting better from a drink or two to relax you, and starts getting worse from too much?

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