【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 修持轨理 - 未修中间】Appropriate diet – Not eating too little 2 饮食知量-非太减少2

【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 】- Appropriate diet – Not eating too little 2

So the other day, our senior abbot told me something and I knew [it was true] as well. In the earlier days, about 30 years ago in most areas in China, they only ate two meals: once in the morning and once in the afternoon, that was it. It was fine and there wasn’t any problem. Now for us, we eat three meals, and we want nutrition and all kinds of extras, yet it is still not enough. Honestly speaking, it’s abundant, overly abundant! We might try it for ourselves. No need to criticize others. Before your ordination, evaluate yourself – the food we eat in two meals is more than what the average person eats in three meals, do you believe it? You can go check it out, even take a closer look; I was once like that, too. In the past, when I ate each meal, the bowl was filled just to the rim. Later, I upheld the ethical discipline of not eating in the afternoon; I could finish three bowls during a meal! That’s in one meal, not counting two meals, and plus those dishes, you might want to look into it. This is absolutely true.

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26A 11’46” Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P49 L5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P105

日常师父法语📡26A 11’46” 手抄稿第4册P49 L5

修持轨理 - 未修中间 : 饮食知量-非太减少2

所以那一天我们老和尚告诉我，我也晓得这个事情。在早一些时候，在三十年以前，整个的大陆上面，广大的地区只吃两餐，上午、下午就这样，好好的，没问题。我们现在三餐，还要营养，还要这么多东西，还嫌不够，凭良心说，太多、太多了! 我们不妨自己试试看，就是不要说别人，你自己在你没出家之前，然后自己量一下，我们两餐吃下来的东西啊，比一般人三餐有余，你相信不相信？你跑到哪里去看好了，乃至于仔细看的，我以前也是这样的。以前我每餐吃的时候啊，那个饭碗只是浅浅的一碗最多。后来我就持午了，一餐这个饭可以吃下三碗来！一餐哦，两餐还不算，那个菜，你不妨去看看，这个是千真万确的事实。