Guided Meditations, Explorations and Healings by Stephen Levine

Author:Stephen Levine [Levine, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-75741-8
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2012-09-06T00:00:00+00:00

And then what?

A Zen master might say, “Wash the dishes.”

Enlightenment does not stop with the last forkful.

Clear the senses as you clean the dishes. Notice the warmth of the water. The texture of the slippery soap film on the plate. Notice any intention to rush. Or to think that essential satisfaction is to be found anywhere else.

Clean the silverware last. Honor your tools. Polish your fork thoroughly, mindfully, and in a sacred manner.

This is the zen of the fork.

But eating does not end with cleaning your dish. Later as you sit mindfully on the commode, be aware of the aftermath of digestion—the processing by the body of those mashed potatoes and gravy, and obviously the corn. And notice the vibrating body you sit in.

Excrete with gratitude and awareness.

This is the zen of the bathroom.

This is not the end of The Fork Story.

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