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: Change in eating habits after getting deeper in meditation
: panegalli January 15, 2017, 03:25:01 PM
Have any of you noticed this? I'm getting really aversed to red meat and processed/industrialized food as I'm tapping into deeper states
: Re: Change in eating habits after getting deeper in meditation
: Jhanananda January 17, 2017, 04:54:08 PM
Have any of you noticed this? I'm getting really aversed to red meat and processed/industrialized food as I'm tapping into deeper states

It happened for me; however, I have had to go back to a carnivorous diet due to health issues.  So, be prepared to allow things to change for you both ways.
: Re: Change in eating habits after getting deeper in meditation
: Jhanek April 13, 2017, 02:33:51 PM
Happened for me also. I had vegan episode but it was forced, so I gave it up. Recently it came itself, but still my body needs some substances that one finds easily in meat.

This is a problem - how to balance harmless attitude with keeping body healthy and at the same time keeping meditation deep. I found impossible to eat meat/eggs/fish/onions/garlick/ginger/leeks and maintain deeper meditation - those things are either giving me negative sensations or I feel my body is trying to remove them while meditating.
: Re: Change in eating habits after getting deeper in meditation
: Jhanananda April 13, 2017, 03:08:07 PM
Interesting findings, Janek.  I suppose it depends upon how well established we are in deep meditation.  For instance, I consume on a regular basis most of what you have found interferes with your meditation; whereas, I still seem to have facility with deep meditation experience.
: Re: Change in eating habits after getting deeper in meditation
: Jhanek April 14, 2017, 08:28:58 AM
That would be very good news for me, because it means that after establishing in deep meditation there is no big difference in food eaten. Right now I observe many differences between meditations after various meals and the lighter the food the easier the meditation goes.
: Re: Change in eating habits after getting deeper in meditation
: Jhanananda April 17, 2017, 03:57:10 PM
That would be very good news for me, because it means that after establishing in deep meditation there is no big difference in food eaten. Right now I observe many differences between meditations after various meals and the lighter the food the easier the meditation goes.

Yes, I too noticed the same thing early on in my contemplative life.