To Bow or not to Bow
Thay has often said to his students, “To bow or not to bow is not the question. The important thing is to be mindful.” When we greet someone with a bow, we have the chance to be present with that person and with the nature of awake-ness, of Buddhahood, within us and within the other person. We do not bow just to be polite or diplomatic, but to recognize the miracle of being alive.
When we see a brother who joined his palms and bowed to us, we can do the same. For inspiration, we say silently "A lotus for you," during expiration, we bow and say "become Buddha." We do this by being fully aware that the person is in front of us. We bow with sincerity and with all our heart.
Sometimes we feel a very deep relationship with what is in front of us and we feel a sense of gratitude and wonder. It can be a flower, a sunset, a tree or dew drops. We bow in the same way then to offer our gratitude.
Do not miss :
16 April 2024 - 7:30 :
Méditation du matin
16 April 2024 - 19:00 :
MPC Book Club
17 April 2024 - 7:30 :
Méditation du matin
17 April 2024 - 14:00 :
Groupe de méditation Ste-Mary-IPCAM
17 April 2024 - 19:00 :
Méditation du mercredi soir
18 April 2024 - 7:30 :
Méditation du matin
18 April 2024 - 19:00 :
Thursday evening meditation
19 April 2024 - 7:30 :
Méditation du matin
19 April 2024 - 10:00 :
Pratique Soigner en PC
20 April 2024 - 8:00 :
JPC virtuelle
Just as vegetation is sensible to sunlight, mental formations are sensitive to mindfulness. Mindfulness is the energy that can embrace and transform all mental formations. Mindfulness helps us leave behind "upside-down perceptions" and wakes us up to what is happening.
