Giving up and small desires
I often go to conveyor belt sushi to eat rice.
For the most part, I go there about 1 day a week.
This is a question in response to what I noticed there.
Almost every time at conveyor belt sushi, my stomach feels empty after eating 22 plates (44 pieces) and 1 cup of blue miso soup.
Today I came home feeling hungry with 18 plates (36 pieces) and 1 cup of blue miso soup.
People who usually eat 30 dishes (60 pieces) and 2 cups of blue miso soup here
“Don't give up (don't give up) after eating that much. Aim for more records”
Let's say they say that.
If you are satisfied within yourself and don't feel like aiming higher, it's not considered “giving up (abandoning).”
Also, in the voice of my heart,
“I usually eat more, so don't give up (don't give up) and take my usual records with me”
Even so, my stomach is full now, so I don't think I'm treating it as “giving up (abandoning)” after all.
On the contrary, when you're full and your stomach is painful, you've eaten too much and haven't given up (clearly not watching = bad opinion), so I'll carefully observe my mind from next time, eat less than this time, and check if it's enough without suffering, and if it's too much, it seems like the next one will decrease.
However, the imitation of eating only a clearly small number of plates (2 slices per plate or 1 cup of blue miso soup) and going home isn't enough, so I'm thinking of stopping it.
Sorry for the long introduction.
Here's the question.
1. Whether you're a monk or a housekeeper, I think the standard for petty contentment as a result of clearly seeing (giving up) differs from person to person. So I can tell you how to do it, but I think the answers vary from person to person.
2. “Notice” in buddism is not just about special places or times; if you roll around anytime, anywhere and observe carefully on a regular basis, isn't it an “act” that anyone can do?
3. Why do you suffer from eating too much until it becomes painful, even though you know it even before you eat it every time; is that because you assume that you must (must) eat both this and that, in other words, do the opposite of what you think?
Finally, even so, what I don't stop every time is that even if it's painful now, the suffering will subside over time (various actions are impermanent). On the contrary, there are places where it makes you feel that you are alive, which makes you feel expensive.
Please give me some advice.
