Chapter 39: The amount of food to be made available

We must always be careful, however, to avoid excessive eating which might also cause indigestion. Nothing is so opposed to Christian values as overeating, as we can see from the words of our Lord: take care that our hearts are not weighed down by overeating.

(From para. 2 od Ch. 39 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)

Meditation teaches me two lessons of import: Meditation is incarnational -- it is the prayer of being -- and as such, it is a prayer of the body, coming into integration with the rest of my being.