{PBJFlorida} RE: [Jain eLibrary:52] Happy Diwali and a Prosperous New Year

Dear Pravin Bhai:

Namaste,

Pls accept our Diwali and New Year Greetings.

The Write below on food is a very appropriate for all, for all time.

Thank you for sharing.

 

with high regards,

Abhinav Dwivedi

Vice President,

Hindu University Of America

113 S. Econlockhatchee Trail

Orlando, FL 32825, USA

www.hua.edu

abhinav@hua.edu

abhinavd45@hotmail.com

407-275-0013 ( v)

407-275-0104 ( f)

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From: jainelibrary@googlegroups.com [mailto:jainelibrary@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pravin K. Shah
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 11:35 AM
To: jainelibrary@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Jain eLibrary:52] Happy Diwali and a Prosperous New Year

 

We wish you and family a Beautiful Diwäli Holiday Season and a New Year full of Peace, Prosperity, Happiness, and higher Spirituality!

Dr. Jina Shah has sent me the following write-up of Zen Master - Thich Nhat Hanh.  I think it is equally applicable to all Jains.

Before we start to eat our Holiday Meal, please reflect on the following contemplation to express our gratitude or with whatever traditional grace or prayer you prefer.

 

Honor the Food

The Five Contemplations

1.    This food is the gift of the whole universe: the earth, the sky, numerous living beings and much hard, loving work.

2.    May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude so as to be worthy to receive it.

3.    May we recognize and transform our unwholesome mental formations, especially our greed, and learn to eat with moderation.

4.    May we keep our compassion alive by eating in such a way that we reduce the suffering of living beings, preserve our planet, and reverse the process of global warming.

5.    We accept this food so that we may nurture our sisterhood and brotherhood, strengthen our community, and nourish our ideal of serving all living beings.

By  Zen Master - Thich Nhat Hanh

With Warm Regards

__________________________________
Pravin and Arti Shah and
Members of JAINA Education and Jain eLibrary Committee

 

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