Comments on: Buddhist Banana Cake video.

By: BuddhistBlake

BuddhistBlake — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:06 +0000

What Buddhists …
What Buddhists cultivate is “mindfulness”, the opposite of “mindlessness” (mindlessness being what happens when someone enslaves their imagination to the TV or something). It’s being aware instead of just going through the motions…

Meditation is like eXtreme Mindfulness…

If you are a typical westerner you wont really be able to meditate. But you can still use everyday mindfulness and benefit immensely (and cultivate the inner calm required to start having good meditations).

By: ariestheramone

ariestheramone — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:06 +0000

Delicious looking …
Delicious looking cake! It’s all a meditation isn’t it? You don’t have to be in a lotus position or be silent, right?

By: BuddhistBlake

BuddhistBlake — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:06 +0000

but that’s not …
but that’s not practical or possible. Walnuts only have a “large fraction” of omega 3, nowhere near 50%… only flax seed has more than 50%… from the plant kindgdom, I mean.
In any case there’s no “need”, you can be extremely healthy and energetic without caring about omega-3 intake and indeed consuming neither walnut nor flaxseed…

By: Shmilli

Shmilli — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:06 +0000

You need the same …
You need the same amount of both Omegas

By: BuddhistBlake

BuddhistBlake — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:06 +0000

Indeed. I normally …
Indeed. I normally eat Walnuts and also flax seed oil.
Though I’m not entirely sold on Omega-3…
For 95% of human evolution, 95% of humans would have had access to no sources of Omega-3.. unless they got it from bacterium/insects on raw food.

In my final common sense analysis, I’d say it quite possible that grossly excessive Omega-6 consumption causes problems and that can be offset by Omega-3…

By: Shmilli

Shmilli — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:06 +0000

One thing I should …
One thing I should mention:
Vegans/Vegeterians should eat more nuts (especially walnuts) than other, since there is a lot of Omega-3 in walnuts, which normally you get via fat fish like tuna, salmon and mackarel

By: Ratergray

Ratergray — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:05 +0000

That’s true. I’m …
That’s true. I’m always mindful to do that while writing. But I’m a very inexperienced speaker and forget such things easily.
Particularly when I’m not actually parroting (honestly, my memory isn’t good enough to do that) and am just borrowing concepts which resonated with me.

By: cwalwanis

cwalwanis — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:05 +0000

Oh yes we all do …
Oh yes we all do but Ajahn Brahm and all other teachers I’ve come across cite who they is quoting as opposed to jsut repeating teachings. He has mentioned in quite a few of his talks about people repeating what he says and trying to pass it off as their own without a real understanding of it. It is very easy to get excited and want to share, teach or whatever but I feel it is very important to cite where or who these things are coming from and that one is not a teacher if they are not.

By: Ratergray

Ratergray — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:05 +0000

You must be right. …
You must be right. After all, Ajahn Brahm repeats some teachings of Ajahn Chah .

By: cwalwanis

cwalwanis — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:05 +0000

Straight out of one …
Straight out of one of Ajahn Brahm’s talks. I don’t mean to be rude but I would be careful about “being a parrot” as some of the Zen teachings would call it.