Zen-cuisine does not ask you to change yourself. Instead the
practice offers you an opportunity to get to know who you really are. For if
you do not know who are, you won’t know how to change. So begin by looking
deeply at yourself in the kitchen. In this present moment, can you flow into
the rhythm of your breath? Relax into the spaciousness beneath the clang and
clatter of your thinking mind. Who do you find you are?
Can you sense yourself
as a point of awareness—an open space of consciousness? Touch this awesome
mystery of being. Feel the underlying sense of ease that flows through the
present moment. Use “beginner’s mind” as a template and re-frame your
experience in the kitchen. Look carefully at your heartfelt wish to prepare
wholesome food to nourish body and mind. Step into this spacious realm of
possibilities and touch the essence of your being. This mysterious spaciousness
is a place of peace that truly passes understanding. It enfolds you fully in a fresh
vibrancy as you work in the kitchen.
This “beginner’s mind” transforms your thinking. It profoundly changes
your relationship with the world around and within you. Fresh each moment, this mind of “not-knowing” centers and grounds you in the midst of stresses and pressure of
daily living. Its newness empowers you, settling you into the present moment.
As you relax, your perception of reality expands. The awakened mind lays a sure foundation
for realizing your full human potential. "Beginner's mind" opens you to a greater
understanding and experience of space and time.
A calm awareness radiates from your inner being. This feeling of ease
spreads the comfort of your relaxed presence outward, creating spaciousness.
In your presence, people are entrained to the frequency of your
positive energy. Everyone you encounter can sense the wonder, the joyful freshness arising
from “beginner’s mind”. Truly, zen-cuisine is a practice of this unfathomable wonder.
Happy cooking!
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For mindful zen-cuisine, see the recipes at http://juicyfoods.blogspot.com/
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