The Five Contemplations

• This food is the gift of the whole universe: the earth, the sky and much hard work.
• May we live in a way that makes us worthy to receive it.
• May we transform our own unskilled states of mind and learn to eat with moderation.
• May we take only foods that nourish us and prevent illness.
• We accept this food so that we may realize the path of understanding and love.

--Thich Nhat Hanh