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Recieved: 2001/04/17 05:17
Subject: Re: [K-list] Blessing Food
From: José

On 2001/04/17 05:17, José posted thus to the K-list:

Thanks for sharing this, it reminded me to eat - I forget sometimes.
Thich Nath Hanh has such lovely writings on everyday awareness.
It has helped me to stay grounded sometimes, just washing the dishes,
cleaning my cubboard, working in the garden etc. and just being there.

Love, José

> I have this hanging in my kitchen, maybe you will enjoy these sentiments.
> Food, making it, sharing it, eating it - ah, food! I'm rarely as
non-detached
> about it as the prayer intimates . . .

> Verses for Eating Mindfully - By Thich Nhat Hanh-
>
> 1) Looking at your Empty Plate
>
> My plate, empty now,
> will soon be filled
> with precious food.
>
> 2) Looking at Your Full Plate:
>
> In this food,
> I see clearly the presence
> of the entire Universe
> supporting my existence.

> 3) Contemplating your Food
>
> This plate of food,
> so fragrant and appetizing,
> also contains much suffering.
>
> 4) Beginning to Eat
>
> With the first taste,
> I promise to offer joy.
> With the second,
> I promise to help relieve the suffering of others.
> With the third,
> I promise to see others' joy as my own.
> With the fourth,
> I promise to learn the way of non-attachment and equanimity.
>
> 5) Finishing your Meal
>
> The plate is empty.
> My hunger is satisfied.
> I vow to live
> for the benefit of all beings.
>
> 6) Drinking Tea
>
> This cup of tea
> in my two hands-
> Mindfulness is held uprightly!
> My mind and body dwell
> in the here and now.
>
> 7) Washing the Dishes
>
> Washing the dishes
> is like bathing a baby Buddha.
> The profane is the sacred.
> Everyday mind is Buddha mind.



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