The Cosmos in a Carrot A Zen Guide to Eating Well

by Yuen, Carmen

• ISBN13: 9781888375602
• ISBN10: 1888375604
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-23
• Publisher: Parallax Press

Summary

Outlines principles in eating and living well in accordance with Engageduddhism philosophies, sharing practical suggestions on how to eat mindfullynd nutritionally while broadening one's understanding of the relationshipetween eating patterns and health, in a reference complemented by recipesnd grocery lists. Original.

Author Biography

Carmen Yuen is 21 years old and lives in Vancouver, Canada. Studied Buddhism and Eastern philosophy with Robert Thurman and William Theodore de Bary and is currently a first-year at Yale Law School. Previously she worked in New York a music journalist, band scout for Columbia Records/Sony, and student associate at entertainment law firm Epstein Levinsohn. She won the 2006 Grammy for entertainment law essay. In 2005, wrote a weekly opinion column for British Columbia's most-read newspaper, The Province. Currently shopping a humorous memoir about New York youth hipster culture - getting interest from the William Morris Agency and other prominent agencies.For more information and photos, visit www.carmenyuen.com

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(6)
PART ONE: What Would Buddha Eat?	13	(58)
A New Philosophy for Eating Well	15	(5)
The First and Second Noble Truths: Suffering and Craving	20	(6)
The Third and Fourth Noble Truths: Transcending Suffering through Mindfulness	26	(12)
No-Self and Interbeing	38	(7)
The First Mindfulness Training: Nonviolence	45	(8)
The Second Mindfulness Training: The Compassion of the Bodhisattva	53	(6)
The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Mindfulness Trainings: Intoxicants and Sense Food	59	(5)
The Middle Path, Nonduality, and Nonattachment	64	(7)
PART TWO: A Mindful Diet	71	(60)
Guidelines for Healthy Eating	73	(36)
A Mindful Approach to Weight Loss	109	(14)
A Mindful Approach to Fad Diets	123	(8)
PART THREE: A Mindful Diet In Action	131	(34)
A Spirit of Openness	133	(2)
Mindful Eating	135	(5)
Eating with Your Sangha	140	(6)
Tea Meditation	146	(5)
Orange Meditation	151	(2)
Mindful Cooking	153	(8)
Mindful Grocery Shopping	161	(4)
PART FOUR: In Buddha's Bowl: Meet Four Mindful Eaters	165	(14)
Alissa Romanow	167	(3)
Sally Stokes	170	(2)
Bruce Blair	172	(4)
Jane Ariel	176	(3)
CONCLUSION	179	(2)
Appendix A: A Mindful Grocery List	181	(11)
Appendix B: Mindful Meals	192	(3)
Appendix C: The Five Mindfulness Trainings	195	(2)
Appendix D: The Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism	197	(2)
Notes	199	(2)
Index	201	(4)
About the Author	205