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Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
Thich Nhat Hanh
· June 20, 2006
· Lower Hamlet, Plum Village, France
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I
would
like
to
know
how
I
can
learn
to
eat
in
peace.
A
few
years
ago
I
was
determined
not
to
eat
enough
for
my
body
and
after
that
I
couldn't
help
but
eat
too
much
during
the
time
of
buying,
serving
or
eating
food
I
feel
very
conflicted,
very
turbulent
and
I'd
like
to
know
how
I
can
begin
to
learn
to
eat
90%
of
what
I
need
in
peace
and
in
freedom
Please
come.
You
shouldn't
turn
it
off.
You
should
not
turn
it
off.
You
may
like
to
come
and
stay
with
us
in
Plum
Village.
In
Plum
Village,
each
monk
has
a
bowl.
And
they
know
how
to
serve.
In
principle,
they
should
take
only
the
amount
of
food
that
they
need.
The
bowl
is
called
the
vessel
for
appropriate
measure.
And
the
five
contemplations
should
be
done
before
you
serve
and
not
after
you
serve.
The
king
Prasannajit
of
Kushala
used
to
eat
a
lot
also.
He's
a
friend
of
the
Buddha.
He's
fat.
So
there
was
one
time
while
visiting
the
Buddha
at
the
Jeta
Park,
he
walked
to
the
Buddha's
hut
and
he
slept
at
the
same
time.
He
almost
bumped
into
the
Buddha.
The
Buddha
advised
him
to
eat
in
moderation.
And
the
king
was
accompanied
by
someone.
So
the
Buddha
had
the
king
promise
that
this
attendant
will
take
care
so
that
the
amount
of
food
that
the
king
eat
will
be
appropriate.
And
because
the
king
was
an
admirer
of
the
Buddha,
a
good
friend
of
the
Buddha,
so
he
made
the
promise
that
from
that
day
on
he
would
eat
in
moderation.
And
that
the
attendant
will
offer
him,
bring
him
the
amount
of
food
that
is
good
for
his
health.
So
you
might
need
an
attendant
like
the
king.
The
novices,
when
they
receive
the
ten
precepts,
they
know
that
they
should
not
eat
outside
of
the
meal
with
the
sangha.
In
Plum
Village,
we
used
to
have
fasting
retreats.
And
there
are
many
ways
of
fasting.
There's
one
easy
way
of
fasting.
You
eat
while
fasting.
But
just
one
dry
slice
of
bread.
And
you
chew
that
piece
of
bread,
one
tiny
piece
of
bread,
until
it
becomes
water,
liquid.
It
becomes
liquid
and
tastes
wonderful.
And
this
is
a
good
practice
because
if
we
chew
our
food
carefully
30
times
or
50
times,
we
will
feel
that
we
don't
have
to
eat
a
lot.
And
our
body
will
tell
us
when
we
should
stop.
We
can
listen
to
our
body.
Our
body
knows
And
this
answer
is
for
everyone,
including
the
monastics.
You
have
to
practice
the
precepts,
the
mindfulness
trainings
well
on
eating.
And
when
you
eat,
you
focus
your
attention
on
the
piece
of
carrot,
the
piece
of
bread
you
eat.
And
you
receive
it
as
an
ambassador
of
the
cosmos.
And
every
morsel
of
food
is
a
chance
to
practice.
And
you
can
be
peaceful
and
happy
during
the
time
of
eating.
In
our
tradition,
we
take
time
to
eat.
And
during
lunch,
we
touch
the
food
deeply
and
we
also
touch
the
sangha
deeply.
Although
the
practice
of
the
sangha
is
not
perfect,
but
to
eat
with
the
sangha
can
be
very
helpful.
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