[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Eating with Awareness

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

December 17, 2008

EATING WITH AWARENESS

When you eat with awareness, you find that there is more space, more 
beauty. You begin to watch yourself, to see yourself, and you notice 
how clumsy you are or how accurate you are. You notice the way you 
pick up your fork and knife, and the way you put the food in your 
mouth. When you practice awareness, everything becomes majestic and 
good. You begin to see that you have been leading a different kind of 
life in the past. You had the essence of mindfulness already, but you 
hadn't discovered it. So when you make an effort to eat mindfully..., 
you find that life is worth much more than you had expected.

 From "Introduction to Practice," in the 1979 Seminary Transcripts, 
pages 4 to 5.

All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used 
by permission.

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