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Buddhist Blessing for Food
posted by Annie B. Bond Jan 27, 2007 1:48 am
In our age of eating disorders and soul-hunger, this simple, profound blessing helps to put food and eating into a healed perspective. May this blessing bring you to a place of mindfulness with every bite of food you take.
Buddhist Blessing for Food
Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space
combine to make this food.
Numberless beings gave their lives
and labors that we may eat.
May we be nourished
that we may nourish life.
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21 comments
add your comment »Very good indeed.
I love you!
Its soo sensible.
Probably the best way to be mindful of food.
Right thought is also accomplished by this.
Words are not enough to explain how deep this prayer is and how intelligent and peaceful its effects are.
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Its beautiful...very mindful and spiritual.
"If one wants to see the world, one must look at one's self"
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wonderful...thank you!
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Thanks for both the Wiccan and Buddhist Blessings! Happy Holidays (whichever one you celebrate!) this month. Blessed Be.
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Thank you for these very mindful prayers of gratitude and dedication. "Little wheel, spin & spin. Big wheel goes 'round & around!" Love!!!!! Buffy St.Marie!!!!!)
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Lovely. Thank you.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Buddha
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The Buddist prayer is very positve and spiritual, why are we so quick to bring in the negative? Let us eat consciously and thank the lives that have been sacrificed for us to continue to live and prepare ourselves for the inevitable sacrifice we will make at the end of our lives. All Life is ONE is something to think on.
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Here's the pagan blessing we share at the beginning of every meal (the first half is traditional, the second half my creation for our family and all food sharing):
By the Earth that is Her Body,
By the Air that is Her Sweet Breath,
By the Fire of Her Bright Spirit,
And the Waters of Her Living Womb...
We give thanks to the Land
and all helping hands,
To the Birds that sing
over all growing things,
To the Sun that shines
so that all may dine,
And the Rain that caresses
the plants that here bless us.
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Just gorgoeus! Thanks for posting this.
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Absolutely beautiful and profound message- as a buddhist thankyou! Things are much more infinately richer and deeper in meaning than they appear to us, and food is the fuel of life that allows us to remain at peace and absorb the life we are privelidged to have.
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