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You seek the spiritual in every ordinary thing that you do every day.
With mindfulness and concentration, everything becomes spiritual.
Drinking a cup of tea is a pleasure we can give ourselves every day.
To enjoy our tea, we have to be fully present
What is the purpose of eating a tangerine? It is to eat the tangerine. During the time you eat a tangerine, eating that tangerine is the most important thing in your life.
Many of us should take less than what we’re used to eating every day.
people who consume less are healthier and more joyful,
If we are hungry, a little snack can be very satisfying. But often we develop a habit of eating a snack whenever we feel loneliness or anxiety.
When we take the time to take care of our emotions with mindfulness and compassion, then we can just eat.
Instead of consuming when a feeling of anxiety comes up, invite the energy of mindfulness to manifest.
Practice mindful walking and mindful breathing to generate the energy of mindfulness,
JOY OF EATING Eating should be very joyful.
The food reveals our connection with the Earth and all beings. We remember
May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude so as to be worthy to receive this food.
There is a lot of loving work that goes into making a meal.
Even if you are eating by yourself, you are not alone. You are part of a larger community that helped grow the food.
We can’t allow ourselves to get lost in the past or the future.
To eat with moderation means to have a light, healthy body.
Our lives should have meaning, and that meaning is to help people suffer less and help them to touch the joys of life.
One individual is capable of helping many living beings. This is something we can do wherever we are.
Eating is a very deep practice.
please be sure to chew only the peach, and not your projects or your worries. Enjoy eating your peach. The peach is a miracle. You, also, are a miracle.
Not many people have the time and the opportunity to sit down and enjoy a meal like that. We are very fortunate.
May we find ways to live more simply in order to have more time and energy to change the system of injustice that exists in the world.
BEGINNING TO EAT With the first mouthful, I practice the love that brings joy. With the second mouthful, I practice the love that relieves suffering. With the third mouthful, I practice the joy of being alive.
With the fourth mouthful, I practice equal love for all beings.
After eating, don’t rush on to the next thing. Instead, spend a moment being grateful for the food you have just eaten and all that came together to create this moment.
Washing in this way, joy and peace can radiate within and around you.
the dishes themselves and the fact that I am here washing them are both miracles!
I will always be dragged into the future, never able to live in the present moment. The time of dishwashing is as important as any other time.
Everything is in transformation. Even permanence is impermanent.
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