Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Pre-Vegan Dinner Prayer
Every 2nd and 4th Friday evening, I enjoy a vegan dinner with friends at the Greater Boston Buddhist Cultural Center in Cambridge, at an event called "Dinner with Dharma". Before the vegan buffet is served and enjoyed among friends, we recite this meditative prayer:
Pre-Vegan Dinner Prayer
Meditation/Prayer Recited Before Eating
May palms be joined together in every world expressing kindness, compassion, joy, and giving.
May all beings find security in friendship, peace, and loving care.
May calm and mindful practice seed patience and deep equanimity.
May we give rise to spacious hearts and humble thoughts of gratitude.
Ci bei xi she bian fa jie.
Xi fu jie yuan li ren tian.
Chan jing jie heng ping deng ren.
Chan quei gan an da yuan xi.
