Monk Buddha Buddhist
Why did the Buddha only eat before noon?
I read somewhere that the Buddha only ate until noon each day, and after that he fasted. I can’t remember if he fasted until nightfall, midnight, or the next morning… I also heard that some Buddhist monks and nuns still follow his lead and don’t eat after midday. Why did Buddha do that? (And what did he do, exactly?) Was it for spiritual/psychological/medative reasons, or was it just a logical way of organising the day in ancient culture? Is there anywhere on the net where this is discussed?
Thanks for your help 
Buddhist monks don’t really fast (talking about Theravadin monks). But they wake up at, like, 4 am and have their meals at 6 am and 11 am. For the rest of the day they only take liquids. Because their life is set on routine, eventually the body gets adapted to the schedule and the stomach stops demanding dinner–get one thing out of the way.
For laymen going into meditation retreat, they are expected to follow similar schedule, but it’s not really “fasting”. It feels like fasting because a typical layman requires a lot more calories, going through hectic lifestyle.
The idea is to be mindful and to consume only in moderation. Also, every time food is digested and processed, the balance goes out (heat, all your energy going to digest food, drowsiness, limpiness, mental lax, etc.). Food is only good as much as it keeps the body going. You don’t want to be obsessed over it.
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