Coffee

Having gone; veg, green tea, mediation, and so on for so long I no longer craved any of the things I gave up: then something lead me to have coffee one day.

Wow, what a great drug!

The occasional coffee is a cool tool for focusing and freshening the mind.

This may not be a huge revelation but if you avoid coffee and you have no major reason to avoid it, then why not have a mid-strength coffee before you next settle down to meditate?

7 comments:

  1. Leon1234June 1, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    I agree! I drink coffee once in a while. It might be once a week to refresh my battery!:)

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  2. Leaf DharmaJune 1, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    So if I drink 6 cups a day I'll be a Buddha in no time!! Or amazingly wired!!!

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  3. Ta-WanJune 1, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    The "Middle" way!! ;-)

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  4. David "Shinzen" NelsonJune 1, 2009 at 5:50 PM

    I agree, coffee when used medicinally has many benefits...especially when combined with chocolate chip cookies!

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  5. Ta-WanJune 1, 2009 at 5:56 PM

    Ah nice combination!



    Another Shamanic secret leaks out to the public arena :-D

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  6. The Rambling TaoistJune 1, 2009 at 11:17 PM

    The only coffee I partake of is coffee ice cream or frozen yogurt. The liquid stuff gives me heartburn to no end. Haven't touched the stuff for at least 30 years and, before that, I rarely ever drank it anyway. :)

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  7. Rizal AffifJune 10, 2009 at 9:11 AM

    Coffee? Nice touch. Really, simply enjoying a cup of coffee could be a blissful spiritual experience, provided we focus ourselves in the moment! Thanks for the simple, yet insightful, post :)

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