by Darshani
During Novitiate Programme at Kushinara
During the pindapata by the Burmese community, we were offered various food and delicacies. After days of having rather bland food, it was a treat! One of the sweets offered was ice cream. I could not wait for the lunch offerings to the monks, speeches and blessing to finish so that I could dig in.
Finally, the wait was over and I dug in. Yucks! It’s not ice cream! It’s yogurt and tasted like burnt rice! As I was under the precept to eat everything that was offered, I decided to mix some of the yucky yogurt with the rice. Not great but bearable :-P As I was contemplating how to finish the rest of the yogurt, a few dogs got into the tent and proceeded to lick and gobbled up whatever they could reach and one of the ‘victim’ was my cup of yogurt :-)
Was I happy with their intervention! Now I could really enjoy the rest of the yummy treats :-)
I know I should view the yogurt as just food; food to sustain the body, to continue to practice. But I am just so not there yet!
Thank you Devas for sending the dogs and saved my lunch!
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