tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627066232096656465.post924812845103567752..comments2023-05-21T04:54:36.609-03:00Comments on Somewhere in Dhamma...: The Five Precepts Blues; #5.1 - sloppy drunk / the precept to refrain
from intoxication吉道 Giuseppehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05451938938458412188noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627066232096656465.post-44004260787458808472011-05-03T00:57:19.000-03:002011-05-03T00:57:19.000-03:00There are passages in the Pali Canon where Buddha ...There are passages in the Pali Canon where Buddha clarifies the fifth precept. He means: Don't consume any alcohol or other intoxicating substance.<br><br>Of course, not everyone wants to give up consumption and so they focus on the "heedlessness/carelessness" clause, as if one could consume just a little without effect. But, as Thich Nhat Hanh says, intoxication begins with the first glass.Barry Briggshttp://www.oxherding.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627066232096656465.post-44296607846421019212011-05-04T22:08:59.000-03:002011-05-04T22:08:59.000-03:00Jut to add to Barry's comment... we are intox...Jut to add to Barry's comment... we are intoxicated by the belief that we can indulge in a little bit and not cause harm; or that we can segment out the precept to soothe our discomfort with what it is asking of us. That form of thinking feeds the preferential mind.<br><br>Love the banner picture, btw. Very intoxicating! ;-)Genjuhttp://108zenbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com