HOW TO EAT A BANANA USING ZEN BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES OF MINDFULNESS

 

We Begin by becoming fully present with
our banana.

 

We take our first bite, taking the time to fully
savor its flavor, texture, softness...mmmm.
There is no hurry, we linger in the moment.

 

We do not hesitate to give thanks for the 
joy of our banana.


 

As a reward for our gratitude and mindfulness,
we are gifted more banana by the Universe.
We are humbled.

 

(We don't dwell too long on humility.)

 

We are not frustrated the whole piece won't
fit in our mouth in one bite. We are patient;
allowing the moment to unfold in a way
which we have faith is best for us.
("Get IN THERE ALREADY, BANANA!")

 

Be sure to assume a sage-like countenance.

 

Relax and become ONE with the Big Banana...
Visualize it in smaller bite-size pieces, like how we
divide up large tasks into small ones...like escaping 
Runabout & Peeing where Vinni and Yum-Yum have been 
on their Runabouts to let 'em know who's boss!
Allow our eating and mischief to flow like a gentle stream
slowly towards the calm oceans of peace within.
We let go any thoughts of aggression about climbing into
Vinni's cage and peeing and pooh-ing it just to annoy him.

 

SMILE!

 

Content in mind, body, and spirit by our
mindful banana-eating practice,
we leave the scene of the crime - I mean
the SacredBananaBreakfastSpot very slowly,
counting each in-breath & out-breath, 
thanking the universe for banana to sustain both our 
upper SharkTail and lower "man parts" now
jiggle and juggling above & beneath us as we waddle
mindfully off to digest our spiritual food before
carefully practicing each Balance Beam maneuver
we will perform in the 2012 London OlympiGz!


Be Calm, my friends, Be Like Bhindi...
(hee-hee!)
Om.