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My Personal Reflections on IMG 1-Day Retreat

Thank you so much Ven. Guo Qi Fashi for your guidance during the one-day Chan retreat! I am still enjoying the fruits of our collected efforts, my practice seems to have been given a new push forward and my vows have become more sincere since I left the Chan hall.
 
Meditation can be easily mistaken to be a solo practice, and although for most of us most of the time it turns out to be just that, I really felt how just one day of sincere and shared effort made a big difference in my perspective on the practice. I now know again, that there's other people out there practicing daily for the goal of realization and for the deliverance of all beings, whilst also suffering from a hurting back or knees, dizziness or lack of motivation, but still pushing through. I now know again that there's people out there who dedicated their life to the practice and it's sharing with the world, and I am deeply thankful for all Venerable's efforts and for the opportunity to receive their help and blessings on the path. Although we sometimes might feel that way, we are never alone in our practice. Although we might sometimes feel that we reached a point in the practice where we feel too comfortable to keep on pushing, we should never stop being diligent. Thank you for reminding us of this!
 
May all beings be happy and find peace. Amituofo.

Written by Leo Maximilian Koenig