As Buddhists, we should recite the Diamond Sutra on daily basis. Although we recite it, we don’t know how to apply it in life. As a matter of fact, the Diamond Sutra can be a guideline for our contemplative analysis in life.
The more we train our minds, the keener our contemplative analysis becomes. Like the hide-and-seek between a cat and a mouse, the mouse of afflictions hides as soon as the prajna cat comes.
With birth, there comes death. Birth is an alert of death. It is a calling for diligent practice. Other celebrations for birthday are insignificant.
Since beginningless, every karmic memory is life.
As a matter of fact, folding palms is a way to stabilize our monkey mind so it returns to purity and stabilization. With a simple gesture like this, we start from ourselves to offer peace and stability to others.
Mind training isn’t limited to time or space. It should be a constant application in daily activities of walking, standing, sitting, reclining, and all actions.