May we be aware that food is a gift from the earth, the sky, the Universe, living beings, and their hard work that brings it to our bodies.
May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude so as to be worthy to receive it.
May our food nourish our bodies and provide only and exactly what we need to thrive.
May our food nurture our compassion so that we connect deeply with each other, strengthen our community, and reduce suffering.
May we thoroughly enjoy our food in a way that connects us deeply with the earth, the sun, the Spirit, the Universe.
Adapted from “5 Contemplations for Eating” created by Thich Nhat Hanh, and Dena Samuels, The Mindfulness Effect: An Unexpected Path to Healing, Connection and Social Justice
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I breathe in the breath of perfect health and in each breath I take, God breathes me – as the flow of freedom from all pain, liberation from all appearances, transformation from all that is not the realization of wholeness expressing as me.
MUSIC: “QUIETUDE” and “MY SOUL’S STORY” by Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai. Music can be purchased from i-Tunes.
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