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Pleasure and consumption

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Food, drink, intoxication, enjoyment, fasting, and abstinence. The scale runs from -2, framed as a danger, to +2, celebrated as a gift. It means the same for every area. What is measured is what a text does, not whether it is right.

How the traditions frame it

-2 as a danger to +2 as a gift
TraditionFramingBasis
Sunni -0.3 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 84 of 291 texts
Orthodox (Christianity) -0.4 ± 0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 34 of 244 texts
Theravada -0.7 ± 0.1 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint 29 of 101 texts
Hinduism -0.9 ± 0.1 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint 25 of 73 texts
Catholic +0.2 ± 0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 20 of 140 texts
Climate movement -0.6 ± 0.2 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint 14 of 140 texts
Protestant +0.8 ± 0.3 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 11 of 141 texts
Judaism +0.9 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 10 of 55 texts
Free church +0.1 ± 0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 9 of 119 texts
Mahayana +0.0 ± 0.4 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 8 of 34 texts
more traditions (13)
Vaishnava -0.7 ± 0.5 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint 7 of 53 texts
Zen -0.3 ± 0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 6 of 49 texts
Tibetan -1.2 ± 0.2 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint 6 of 13 texts
Orthodox (Judaism) +0.2 ± 0.4 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 6 of 42 texts
Humanist +0.0 ± 0.5 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 5 of 114 texts
Sikhism -0.2 ± 0.5 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 5 of 30 texts
Ahmadiyya +0.2 ± 0.5 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 4 of 26 texts
Reform -0.2 ± 0.5 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 4 of 38 texts
Baha'i +0.7 ± 0.9 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 3 of 23 texts
Buddhism +0.0 ± 1.0 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 2 of 13 texts
Queer community -0.5 ± 1.5 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 2 of 81 texts
Alevi +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened one mention
Shia -1.0 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint one mention

In their own words

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A figure like "+1" is ambiguous. An address about possessions held in trust and a prosperity gospel both land there, for opposite reasons. Here are the sentences the figures came from, set alternately by tradition.

Es ist erlaubt, Haarteile und Perücken zu verkaufen oder zu verwenden, die aus synthetischem oder tierischem Haar hergestellt sind. Der Verkauf oder die Verwendung ist jedoch nicht erlaubt, wenn sie aus menschlichem oder Schweinehaar hergestellt sind.
Sunni -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint Is it permissible to sell or use hair extensions or wigs 2026-10-29
While the phenomenon is pleasant or unpleasant or neutral, there is a moment in which we will become interested, perhaps a benefit that will become central, essential, it will be the relationship. Not so much that it is pleasant or unpleasant, but how it is accompanied, how it is met.
Theravada +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction Pascal Auclair: These pleasant or unpleasant tints that colour our lived experience 🎨 2026-10-16
Restriction is the prerequisite for freedom, through the Hebrew, through the vocabulary word. The Hebrew must come first and then it is followed by the vocabulary word.
Orthodox -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint Why Does God Tell Us No? | 10@9 | 2026.10.15 2026-10-15
Yielding does not save us from being devoured; it only delays the devouring. Recognizing this can strengthen our resolve to seek true relief through purification and transcendence, rather than through submission and yielding.
Vaishnava -2, as a danger or transgression that is warned against Pandering to a destructive craving gives us real relief—as real as the relief of prey that is devoured, not immediately, but eventually 2026-10-13
The banquet is open to all, "both to the bad and to the good", yet a positive response to the invitation to the kingdom is required.
Catholic +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened The banquet has been opened to all, "both to the bad and to the good", however, a positive response to the invitation to the kingdom is necessary 2026-10-11
I wish you joy and laughter in this month of Mashiyyat!
Baha'i +2, as a gift or calling that is explicitly celebrated Monthly Reflection: Mashiyyat (Will) – On Joy & Laughter 2026-09-30
In this encounter between the everyday and the holy lies something deeply Jewish. God does not have to be found only in the synagogue, in prayer books, or in moments of solemn contemplation.
Judaism +2, as a gift or calling that is explicitly celebrated Well Filled 2026-09-29
Only when the mind is purified will it guide you. Until then, do not listen to it. The mind should not be the driving force of you.
Hinduism -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint Mastery over the Mind – Daily Inspiration 2026-09-21
It matters less what brand or price the clothing is, and more that it was consciously chosen for the particular occasion. This ultimately enhances our own awareness during prayer or the joyful mood on Shabbat.
Reform +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened General Conference of Rabbis 2026-09-10
When the Companions, that is the Sahaba, however received a torn garment, they bowed their heads before Allah. Their tongues became moist from the remembrance of his goodness. They said, what a garment our God has given us.
Ahmadiyya +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 07.08.2026 | Gratitude in the Life of the Holy Prophet (saw | English Translation 2026-08-08
Nicht nach einem Anspruch streben, nicht nach Verunreinigungen suchen.
Zen -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint Zhao Zhou’s Instructions for Finding Our True Home 2026-10-26
Der Sabbat ist um des Menschen willen gemacht und nicht der Mensch um des Sabbats willen.
Protestant +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened »Hier bin ich Mensch, hier darf ich’s sein!« 2026-10-18
We do not have to accept a broken, crisis-prone food system. A more resilient and more natural solution already exists: agroecology.
Climate movement -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint How our beloved foods are becoming an unaffordable luxury 2026-10-16
The Bible does not stop at naming a distress. It tells how God encounters people in it.
Free church +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction The Second Part of the Story – How God Encounters People in Loneliness, the Search for Meaning, and Homelessness 2026-10-10
No one should have to hide who they are. On this Rainbow Laces Day, we are calling on everyone in sport to take action so that LGBTQ+ people feel safe and included
Queer community +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Rainbow Laces Day: New data reveals alarming levels of LGBTQ+ discrimination in sports 2026-10-08
The Buddhist teaching is such that we immediately feel better when we apply the teaching.
Tibetan -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint 062 - The 9 Yanas - June 2026 - 2a 2026-10-01
The meaning of life therefore lies in training one's own mind so that one is freed from illusions, hatred, and egoism.
Mahayana -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint 1558 - Why Do I Live? - Buddhism in Everyday Life - Mindfulness in Daily Life 2026-09-29
Thus, in the culture of the Qur’ān, tourism is both the art of seeing and a path to awakening; it is at once a journey through geography and an inner movement toward knowledge and responsibility.
Shia -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint Tourism in the Qur’an: From Contemplating the Earth to Human Awakening 2026-09-23
Berlin is the city of freedom, Berlin is the city of diversity, of internationality, and of openness to the world, and let us together ensure that this openness to the world, this internationality, this diversity, and our freedom are never taken away from us
Alevi +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 2nd Berlin Alevi Culture Festival | 09/05/2026 2026-09-13
The strength of this dining hall lies not only in distributing food, but in the fact that residents come in person, look one another in the eye, and share a meal.
Buddhism +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Caring for the Community and Growing Together Through a Single Meal 2026-09-10
Guru Angad Sahib did not simply preserve the teachings of Guru Nanak Sahib. He cultivated a new kind of human being and, equally important, a new kind of community.
Sikhism +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Guru Angad Sahib: Cultivating the Sikh Mind, Body, and Community | Santbir Singh | Sikh Research Institute 2026-08-31
Gravesites with secular messages are melancholic, they touch more deeply than religious invocations. Gravesites that make one reflect on individual transience.
Humanist +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction A Billy Goat and Football Boots Instead of a Crucifix 2026-09-25
Der Muslim, der weiß, was ihn an dauerhaftem Genuss im Paradies erwartet, wird über den Verlust dieser Dinge ausharren, wenn er sie nicht auf dem Weg der Erlaubtheit erlangen kann, sondern sie auf dem Weg des Verbotenen begehrt.
Sunni +2, as a gift or calling that is explicitly celebrated Tiere des Paradieses - حيوانات الجنّة 2026-10-23
The cause of the pleasant is the pleasant as cause, the pleasant as source, the pleasant as basis, for the cause of the pleasant is simply the pleasant.
Theravada -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint Renate Seifarth: The Causes of Dukkha 2026-09-22

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