We wish you and family a Beautiful Diwäli Holiday Season and a New Year full of Peace, Prosperity, Happiness, and higher Spirituality! Before we start to eat our Holiday Meal, please reflect on the following contemplation compiled by Zen Master - Thich Nhat Hanh to express our gratitude or with whatever traditional grace or prayer you prefer. Honor the Food The Five Contemplations 1. This food is the gift of the whole universe: the earth, the sky, numerous living beings and much hard, loving work. 2. May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude so as to be worthy to receive it. 3. May we recognize and transform our unwholesome mental formations, especially our greed, and learn to eat with moderation. 4. May we keep our compassion alive by eating in such a way that we reduce the suffering of living beings, preserve our planet, and reverse the process of global warming. 5. We accept this food so that we may nurture our sisterhood and brotherhood, strengthen our community, and nourish our ideal of serving all living beings. By Zen Master - Thich Nhat Hanh
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 21:21:07 +0000
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