Abundance in our Plates
Every Wednesday, I travel down to Santa Clara to attend a Wednesday mediation started by a small group of friends 14 years ago. And since that very first Wednesday, this family has hosted these gatherings every single Wednesday for the past 14 years for anyone who wishes to discover the depth of mediation, share a few thoughts with fellow meditators and then enjoy a meal in silence. The meal is fully gifted, no strings attached. Simple generosity pouring out of everyone’s hearts.
Last night, someone commented to CFMom, the heart behind those countless meals (and well over 29K meals if you did happen to count), the beauty of the meal experience. Attempting to recapture the words:
“I love the fact that you cover each plate with a little of all the dishes (typically, an appetizer, two veggie dishes, dal, rice, roti, raita and desert). I get a little of everything. And then you come around and serve all the dishes again and again. I eat to my fullest content of the dishes that I love. I can even change my mind: not take seconds of a dish and decide to take thirds. It’s never-ending abundance! Without any waste at the end of the meal!
This is such a beautiful lesson on the way we should live our lives: we start with a little of everything, enough to live on. And then we connect to the fact that there is incredible abundance of everything and take what we need when we need it.”
Well said.
