Many young people began to fast and recite Buddha. Personally, I think this is a good phenomenon. The impetuous society, the infinite comparison of human nature, the disorderly desire for money and even unscrupulous means have caused many young people's thoughts to fluctuate. It is a good life experience to settle down and give their thoughts a space to sort out.
You don't have to go straight in this direction. It's just a transition and a correction in your life. After you find your purpose in life, you can regain your glory and go into battle lightly.
I have a niece, who is very pious and active, and pays great attention to fasting and chanting Buddha. But her career has been very successful. She is the owner of a photo studio, and also does makeup services such as weddings and follow-up services such as photography. She is very principled in doing things.
Therefore, contemporary young people must pursue something, have goals and have faith. Even if you eat quickly, it is a good choice to recite Buddha for a while.
Eating fast is different from being a vegetarian. This is a personal way of life. Everyone is a vegetarian for different reasons. I am a vegetarian myself, but I don't eat fast. Eating vegetarian food is different from being vegetarian. Fast means fast, which means discipline. For example, if you don't eat after noon, you will eat quickly, while vegetarian food is just a simple vegetarian food. You don't have to be a vegetarian to recite Buddha, but if you can be a vegetarian to recite Buddha, it is the growth of compassion and a help.
I am a vegetarian myself, and I swear to be a vegetarian all my life. Many people think that you can't persist without eating meat for a day because you don't have a firm belief in your heart. I am a vegetarian because my father was critically ill a few years ago, and the hospital informed my family to take him home. There's nothing we can do. At that time, I also revised the formulation for many years. Although I am self-disciplined, I am not a strict vegetarian. After that, I knelt before the Buddha and vowed to be a vegetarian for life, as long as my father got better or met a good doctor. Start providing fire every day and releasing food every day. I persisted for a few months, but strangely, I recovered after a few months, and I was still taking the old Chinese medicine. When I went to the hospital to check that the cancer cells were normal, few people believed it, only my family and friends around me believed it.
Now that you have made a wish, you should carry it out. Even if I want to eat again, I will never move chopsticks. Although vegetarianism is troublesome, especially at banquets, I am always hungry, for fear that others will see that I am a vegetarian, and I don't want a song to explain it. I go home to eat instant noodles. I'm getting used to this kind of life. I feel more sober when I am a vegetarian, I feel less groggy in meditation, and I think better.
Of course, I won't persuade people to be vegetarian when they meet. This is not good. I will only introduce vegetarianism when appropriate. I prefer to regard vegetarianism as a simple way of life, which is not worth much publicity.