Mindful and Conscious Eating
 Art of the Inner Meal
by Donald Altman
Food offers "conclusive evidence of our interconnect-edness."From a Jewish family in Chicago, Altman donned the saffron robes of a Theravada Buddhist monk. Later, to write this book, he used a cottage at a Benedictine monastery near Los Angeles. He researched the role food plays in all the traditions. He explains the connection food has with fellowship, celebration and service. He describes the use of songs, prayers, blessings and rituals. He explains the benefits of mindfulness, the middle way, surrender, fasting, listening and reading. This book is a feast from which to select portions for one's own "inner meal." Reviewed by Roberta Beckman
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 Zen of Eating
by Ronna Kabatznick
Using Buddhist spiritual practices, this remarkable little book examines emotional hunger as well as physical hunger. "Nourishment comes from your willingness to be fully in the present moment, no matter what it is... Instead of being driven by patterns and habits from the past, you can let go and be free to make wise choices... What you do for yourself you also do for others, and what you do for others, you do for yourself... When you practice letting go, you change yourself and your connection to the world you live in." Reviewed by Roberta Beckman
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