Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Land School who died not so long ago in China. His
meditation was so strong that one could see in the
hollow on the ground made by the imprint of his head,
the image of Amitabha, whom he fervently worshipped
while in the attitude of prostration. I have seen these
marks in his place of worship though they have faded
over the years.
The essential thing with this type of prostration is the
reverence and slowness with which it is performed, as
this gives time for the arousing of faith and discursive
meditation.
b. Inwardly. As a contrast with the former type, this
should be done quickly. This type of prostration, the
long or great one, is also described in the answer to a
question (see Appendix I, Part One, A, 5). Here one is
asking the object of reverence to save one quickly;
hence, energy for this should be used by oneself.
Bhante said, "Suppose a man were condemned to
death by a kind king and he came to ask him for a
reprieve. Quickly, urgently, he would bow down at
the king's feet." "You are quite right," said the yogi.
c. Secretly. Keep the inner energy concentrated in the
secret wheel by falling down rather than by using the
method referred to in the "Inwardly" section.
Mr. Chen demonstrated this full-length falling.
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