1 Anyone who has the characteristics of the 4 Great Bodhisattva is considered their manifestations or representatives in our daily real life.
2 I have not thought of thinking myself as Buddha when facing life challenges by asking what will Shakyamuni Buddha will do when acing this challenge/issue
3 My daily bowing and repentance is a good practice for me to put down my mind of difficulty, so many bow, lazy etc and just do it mind. We that practice first thing in the morning gave me energy to face the day to day challenges. Focusing on my breathing also remove all the negative thinking and feeling. This allow me to complete my daily bowing. However, I have not dreamt of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva yet
4 4 points of Confident in the teaching of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva in bowing to the Buddha can allow us to attain Buddhahood can also be applied in other areas in life. Namely,
(a) clear goal of what we want to achieve and knowing the why we want to achieve the goal. This will give us the strength and motivation to continue taking actions cause we know the importance of the goal (why we do what we do)
(b) persistency and determination and here we are feeling happy doing the things to achieve the goal set. Keep doing, keep trying and keep practicing then confidence will arise like riding a bicycle. Even though fall down but still happily continue taking actions towards goal. This is a very important step in resilience.
(c) focus mind in taking actions towards the goal without simply divert attention to do other things and lost time
(d) read, research different methodology to try out when pursuing the goal including getting advise or consultation from the experienced people because there normally to achieve goal has a lot of obstacles and challenges, hence, need to have wisdom from different
【Great to hear that bowing homework bring changes in your life, keep it up! Main points can be kept as our notes. It is important to make one of the teachings become alive daily. Love to hear your sharing in next round!】
