? Recently, I have been uneasy, and a good friend who studies Buddhism invited me to go to the temple where she often practices to practice mindfulness.
? At lunch, I found that the eating place has a nice name called "Wuguantang". I learned about the origin of the name "Wuguantang". I don’t know, but it turns out that returning the name is really famous.
? Everyone knows that eating in a temple is not called eating but "going to the hall". The place where you pass the hall is called "Five Views Hall"
? The name originates from the "Five Views of Food" taught by Buddha.
? (1) Calculate how much you offer and measure where you come from.
(2) If one’s own virtues are lacking, there will be no supply.
? (3) Beware of alienation and greed.
? (4) A good medicine for business is to cure dryness.
? (5) It is the cause of enlightenment, so I accept this food.
The general meaning is that monks should visualize five things when eating: think about the hard-earned food in front of you and cultivate gratitude; think about whether your practice today has made any progress and whether you deserve it. Take the donation from the donor. Also, remind yourself not to be greedy for the food you like. Be angry about food you don’t like; eating is not to enjoy the food, but to maintain the body needed for spiritual practice.
? If you want to understand these five things, eating is also practice.
Concentrate on eating, don’t talk. Use wisely and don’t waste! It is the Buddha’s mind.