DINING HALL GUIDELINE 斋堂须知
1. Observe silence when in the hall.
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1. 在斋堂里,应保持肃静。
2. Queue for food and take only one’s need. Do not waste food.
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2. 取食应排队礼让. 依各人食量取用 切忌浪费。
3. Sit straight and wait quietly. If on round table, one shall not start eating till all are seated.
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3. 端身正坐. 若圆桌用餐, 众人未到齐, 应安静等候, 不得先食。
4. If there is Sangha chanting, one shall respectfully put palms together and practice meal contemplation.
5. Mindful eating. Do not chat unnecessarily.
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4. 如有僧众在诵经,可随同念诵合掌, 心怀感恩,食存五观。
5. 正念用餐. 如有需要, 应低声谈话, 勿散心杂话。
6. Return your tableware to the destinated place.
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6. 餐后, 需把碗筷放回指定回收处。
THE FIVE CONTEMPLATION
1. This offering is the fruit of many’s work and care;
2. Reflecting on my conduct, “Am I worthy of a share?”
3. Be wary of the poisons, the foremost being greed;
4. Seeing food as medicine, I take only what I need,
5. Solely for cultivation, to realize the Buddha Way. With gratitude I accept this offering today.
食 存 五 观
一、计功多少,量彼来处; 思念食物来之不易。
二、忖己德行,全缺应供; 思念自己德行有无亏缺。
三、防心离过,贪等为宗; 防止妄念心生起,对饮食生起分别好恶。
四、正事良药,为疗形枯; 将饭食作为疗饥的药食。
五、为成道业,方受此食。 为滋身修行,成就道业,所以接受此食物。