Compassionate Kitchen: Buddhist Practices for Eating with Mindfulness and Gratitude, The. Eating mindfully can be part of our daily practice of meditation and compassion. In this book, the abbess of Washington State's Sravasti Abbey teaches us her community's principles of food preparation, serving, eating, and cleaning up afterwards and how all of these activities can contribute to awakening. Learn practices and rituals that can contribute to your Buddhist practice, or just help you get over your hangups about food and enjoy your meals in a healthy way.(This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)