
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Basic Teachings – Part 3 – Thich Nhat Hanh’s “Heart of the Buddhas Teachings”
Everyday Zen Podcast
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Do Not Drink Any Wine for Your Children
He gives the example of a woman who drinks a few glasses of wine a week. And she says, so what's the problem with that? You know, i why should i abstain completely from alcohol? There's no i'm not tempted to drink more, and i don't drink very much. But he as well, yes, it might not be harmful to you, but what about your children? He doesn't say this here, but in other writings he has said that, think of all the land cultivated to grow crops that are made into alcohol beverages. We could feed the whole world if we converted those lands for food production. there would never be another starving person in the world
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