Summary: Eating mindfully is the topic of this episode. Here we have the Buddha’s weight loss plan, eat mindfully and in moderation. He explains that mindful eating has the benefits of better health and longer life. But mindful eating also has the advantage of awakening us. An awakened life is a mindful life, and mindful eating is a part of this. I want to explain how to eat mindfully in the next few minutes. Text: "When a man is always mindful, knowing moderation in the food he eats, his ailments then diminish: he ages slowly, guarding his life.” - SN 3:13 Outline: Introduction I. First, we have to remember and plan to eat mindfully. II. Second, eating mindfully means slowing down when we eat. III. Third, eating mindfully means engaging all our senses. IV. Fourth, eating mindfully means reconnecting your mind to your body. V. Fifth, eating mindfully means eating healthy food in moderation. Conclusion Mindful Eating Prayer: “We (I) give thanks to all beings who helped bring this food to our (my) table, and vow to respond in turn to those in need with wisdom and compassion. Let us (me) eat mindfully.”
