79 Serving Food

【享用食物】

在这食物中，
我清晰地看到
整个宇宙的存在
支撑着我的生命。

这段话帮助我们看到，我们的生命和所有物种的生命是相互关联的。吃饭是一种非常深刻的实践。当你等待为自己或别人服务时，看看食物，微笑着对它。它包含了阳光、云朵、天空、大地、农民和一切。

深深地看一眼桃子。不要立刻把它放进嘴里。看看它，微笑着对它，如果你心存感恩，你会看到桃子里的阳光。一朵云在里面。大地在里面。很多爱和很多辛勤的劳动都在里面。然后，当你吃它的时候，请确保只咀嚼桃子，而不是你的项目或你的担忧。享受吃桃子的过程。桃子是一个奇迹。你也是一个奇迹。所以，花时间享受你的食物；每一顿饭的每一分钟都应该是幸福的。并不是每个人都有时间和机会坐下来享受这样的餐食。我们非常幸运。

[Serving Food]

In this food
I see clearly
the presence of the entire universe
supporting my existence.

This verse helps us see that our life and the lives of all species are interrelated. Eating is a very deep practice. As you wait to serve yourself or be served, look at the food and smile to it. It contains sunshine, clouds, the sky, the Earth, the farmer, everything.

Look at a peach deeply. Don’t put it into your mouth right away. Look at it and smile to it, and if you are mindful you will see the sunshine inside the peach. A cloud is inside. The great Earth is inside. A lot of love and a lot of hard work are inside. Then, when you eat it, 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. So spend time with your food; every minute of your meal should be happy. Not many people have the time and the opportunity to sit down and enjoy a meal like that. We are very fortunate.