1. Prepare a vegetarian meal (without meat, fish  or eggs).

2. Prepare an offering plate in the same manner as you would serve a special guest.

3. Place the offering plate before a picture of the Lord

4. Recite the ancient Mantra of Deliverance three times:

5. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare*

6. Wait a few minutes. Then transfer the sanctified food from the offering plate onto eating plates, wash the offering plate, and enjoy your sanctified meal!

*The Great Mantra of Deliverance is chanted by gods and demigods since time immemorial, and recorded in the 5000-year old Vedic literatures of ancient India. The meaning of the mantra is as follows: "Oh All-Attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead (Krishna), Oh Energy of the Lord (Hare), Oh Reservoir of Pleasure (Rama), please engage me in your service!"