The cosmos in a carrot : a Zen guide to eating well / Carmen Yuen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

La Carmina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nutrition.

Food--Religious aspects.

Food.

Zen Buddhism and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Parallax Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Cosmos in a Carrot' distills the best of Buddhist wisdom, nutritional information and health advice and puts it together in a guide that challenges conventional thinking. Aimed at a broad audience, it is divided into three main parts: What would Buddha eat, A mindful diet and A mindful diet in action.

Contents:

""Introduction""; ""Part One: What Would Buddha Eat?""; ""A New Philosophy for Eating Well""; ""The First and Second Noble Truths""; ""The Third and Fourth Noble Truths""; ""No-Self and Interbeing""; ""The First Mindfulness Training: Nonviolence""; ""The Second Mindfulness Training""; ""The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Mindfulness Trainings""; ""The Middle Path, Nonduality, and Nonattachment""; ""Part Two: A Mindful Diet""; ""Guidelines for Healthy Eating""; ""A Mindful Approach to Weight Loss""; ""A Mindful Approach to Fad Diets""; ""Part Three: A Mindful Diet In Action""; ""Mindful Eating""

""Eating with Your Sangha""""Tea Meditation""; ""Orange Meditation""; ""Mindful Cooking""; ""Mindful Grocery Shopping""; ""Part Four: In Buddha�s Bowl: Meet Four Mindful Eaters""; ""Alissa Romanow""; ""Sally Stokes""; ""Bruce Blair""; ""Jane Ariel""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix A: A Mindful Grocery List""; ""Appendix B: Mindful Meals""; ""Appendix C: The Five Mindfulness Trainings""; ""Appendix D: The Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-200) and index.

ISBN:

1-935209-39-6