So, forced renunciation on this one.

In situations like that I like to ask, "What would Wally do?"rolling_boulder wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:19 pmCoffee gives me the runs, so I can't drink it anymore.
robertk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 3:55 pmIn situations like that I like to ask, "What would Wally do?"rolling_boulder wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:19 pmCoffee gives me the runs, so I can't drink it anymore.
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Another reason for coffee.The elderly are five times more likely than younger adults to develop problems related to constipation.
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The following is from The Hatha Yoga Pradipika, it is the end of the first chapter or lesson one.
Foods injurious to a Yogi or Yogini
Bitter, sour, saltish, green vegetables, fermented, oily, mixed with til (sesame) seed, rape seed, intoxicating liquors, fish, meat, curds (yogurt), chhaasa pulses, plums, oil-cake, asafoetida (hinga), garlic, onion, etc., should not be eaten.
Food heated again, dry, having too much salt, sour, minor grains, and vegetables that cause burning sensation, should not be eaten. Fire, women, travelling, etc., should be avoided.
As said by Goraksa, one should keep aloof from the society of the evil-minded, fire, travelling, early morning bath, fasting, and all kinds of bodily exertion.
Wheat, rice, barley, shâstik (a kind of rice), good corns, milk, ghee, sugar, butter, sugar candy, honey, dried ginger, Parwal (a vegetable aka. pointed gourd), the five vegetables, moong, pure water, these are very beneficial to those who practice Yoga.
A yogi or yogini should eat tonics (things giving strength), well sweetened, greasy (made with ghee), milk butter, etc., which may increase humors of the body, according to his or her desire.
Whether young, old or too old, sick or lean, one who discards laziness, gets success if he or she practices Yoga.
Success comes to him or her who is engaged in the practice. How can one get success without practice; for by merely reading books on Yoga, one can never get success.
Success cannot be attained by adopting a particular dress (Vesa). It cannot be gained by telling tales. Practice alone is the means to success. This is true, there is no doubt.
âsanas, various Kumbhakas, and other divine means, all should be practiced in the practice of Yoga, till the fruit óf Râja Yoga is obtained.
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Coffee is a diuretic. The tendency towards constipation as one ages is due to accumulation of the wind and space elements aka decaying. Notice as one ages the body gets drier, strength is depleted and complexion is liable to fade. Bitter taste increases these qualities of dryness, brittleness etc. So age related constipation is better treated with foods that provide nourishment, unctuousness, moistness, lubrication etc. Milk, Ghee, Butter, Sugar, Fruit, Grains.DNS wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:22 amAs we get older, there is a tendency to get constipated.
The elderly are five times more likely than younger adults to develop problems related to constipation.
https://www.news-medical.net/health/Con ... derly.aspx
Another reason for coffee.
I'd wager he would have disallowed it excepting of use as medicine. He allowed alcohol as medicine so why not coffee? He allowed fruit and vegetable juices for drinking as well as sugar dissolved in water but coffee can be actively harmful (physically and mentally) to one who eats so little already.Dhammarakkhito wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:20 ami agree. caffeine is mind altering, you don't have to drink coffee except you want to. not right to say buddha would have banned it, that borders on possible slander
ihrjordan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:26 pmI'd wager he would have disallowed it excepting of use as medicine. He allowed alcohol as medicine so why not coffee? He allowed fruit and vegetable juices for drinking as well as sugar dissolved in water but coffee can be actively harmful (physically and mentally) to one who eats so little already.
Actually, most monks don't eat too little. Most eat 2 meals before noon and some eat 'tonics' or even a full meal at night too. Many monks are overweight and some are borderline obese. I'm sure that's not the way it's supposed to be, but the reality never the less.
Well that goes beyond the discussion of simply whether coffee should be allowable. That's a much greater issue if you ask me.DNS wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:34 pmihrjordan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:26 pmI'd wager he would have disallowed it excepting of use as medicine. He allowed alcohol as medicine so why not coffee? He allowed fruit and vegetable juices for drinking as well as sugar dissolved in water but coffee can be actively harmful (physically and mentally) to one who eats so little already.Actually, most monks don't eat too little. Most eat 2 meals before noon and some eat 'tonics' or even a full meal at night too. Many monks are overweight and some are borderline obese. I'm sure that's not the way it's supposed to be, but the reality never the less.
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