
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.
As the Buddha says, "While the mind is the Buddha, so are sentient beings."
Chan and Avatamsaka are oneness in the ultimate sense.