If you’re like most people, you’ve never thought about how to eat a banana. You just ate it. Basically, you peel it, toss the peel, eat the inside stuff and hope you don’t slip on the peel later.
By paying attention as we eat the banana, we honor the energy and effort of the banana plant and all the people and equipment it took to bring the banana to us.
The following steps will show how mindfulness can be used to enjoy a banana.
1. Before actually eat the banana, take moment to look carefully at it. Notice its shape, color, markings, contours, textures. If the banana is not ripe, it will be greenish.
2. Don’t peel the banana; instead, use the knife to cut off one end.
3. Now peel the remaining part of the banana. Discard the skin.
4. Use the knife to cut the banana into 15 ~ 20 pieces.
5. Before eating any of it, spend a moment looking at the cut-up banana, the pieces just waiting there to enjoy. Put nose close to the banana and take a good whiff of banana aroma.
6. Eat the banana pieces one at a time. It may be easier to use the fork or the toothpick to pick up the banana pieces.
7. Eat each piece slowly, carefully, completely. Don’t put a piece of banana in mouth until completely done with the one chewing.
8. During the eating of each piece, have mind to some aspect of the food. (taste? smell? how is come from?...)
9. Take time with each bite. Pause after each bite to enhance the wonderful experience of eating a banana.
Footnote: I remember a lovely gal cuting cucumber piece into many small pieces while eating western food. I dont understand why, a bite of meat with a piece of cucumber, tout tat the food is heaty? Now I fully understand why she doing so.
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How to Eat a Banana?
If you’re like most people, you’ve never thought about how to eat a banana. You just ate it. Basically, you peel it, toss the peel, eat the inside stuff and hope you don’t slip on the peel later.
By paying attention as we eat the banana, we honor the energy and effort of the banana plant and all the people and equipment it took to bring the banana to us.
The following steps will show how mindfulness can be used to enjoy a banana.
1. Before actually eat the banana, take moment to look carefully at it. Notice its shape, color, markings, contours, textures. If the banana is not ripe, it will be greenish.
2. Don’t peel the banana; instead, use the knife to cut off one end.
3. Now peel the remaining part of the banana. Discard the skin.
4. Use the knife to cut the banana into 15 ~ 20 pieces.
5. Before eating any of it, spend a moment looking at the cut-up banana, the pieces just waiting there to enjoy. Put nose close to the banana and take a good whiff of banana aroma.
6. Eat the banana pieces one at a time. It may be easier to use the fork or the toothpick to pick up the banana pieces.
7. Eat each piece slowly, carefully, completely. Don’t put a piece of banana in mouth until completely done with the one chewing.
8. During the eating of each piece, have mind to some aspect of the food. (taste? smell? how is come from?...)
9. Take time with each bite. Pause after each bite to enhance the wonderful experience of eating a banana.
Footnote: I remember a lovely gal cuting cucumber piece into many small pieces while eating western food. I dont understand why, a bite of meat with a piece of cucumber, tout tat the food is heaty? Now I fully understand why she doing so.
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