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what types of food can buddhists eat and why ?
The "why" is the important part. The reason to eat is to help other beings. In order to help others, you need the energy that you get from food. That's the only reason to eat.
As long as you keep this intention to understand yourself and help others, then do whatever's needed to accomplish it.
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Stuart Resnick
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I'm a long-time practitioner in a Korean-style Zen school. I can answer questions regarding Zen, formal sitting meditation, self-inquiry, the practice of "koan" transmission, and offer the particular perspective of this school on the great life questions.
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18 years of formal practice with the Kwan Um School of Zen, currently with the Empty Gate Zen Center of Berkeley, currently a "Senior Dharma Teacher" at this center, I give periodic talks and informally answer questions of students interested in Zen practice and teaching style
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