7 thoughts on “Shortest Bowing Session

  1. I do echo your thoughts. Always felt that on the last day of retreats when it’s home sweet home time. A lack of workouts and exercises always work against me whenever I go for Pure Land retreats, as I go through the rigorous programme like a zombie. At the end of each retreat, I wonder if I had accomplished what I came for. I guess what inspires and motivates me on is the knowledge that the days are getting shorter for me and Pure Land beckons.

    Amituofo (O) :sleeping:

  2. For some, it might be the opposite?
    E.g. when running a long run,
    the last stretch, the last dash
    might seem the most tiring.
    Think it all depends on our motivation!
    Amituofo

    (*)

  3. :hm: For most lay people, would a shorter retreat such as a ä½›-二 (Fo-2)be more beneficial than the normal 7 days’ retreat, I wonder?

    Amituofo

  4. :face: Bowing seems long if it is done as a ritual; it is neither long nor short if done with full veneration, gratification and mindfulness.:face:

  5. Yes, when we lose mindfulness of how to bow with the right attitude in the moment, the bowing immediately becomes tiresome!

    :-S

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