GYOHU REVIVES YOUR LIFE
As explained earlier, certain dynamic movements whether slow or fast type can lead to meditation if you are willing to do these movements or daily acts as a form of contemplation.
Simple daily activities like getting up from bed, washing your face, brushing your teeth, putting on make-up, having a meal or walking to the workplace can be a source of contemplation. However, some activities requiring active use of the mind or brain like negotiating with customers, making plans, calculating figures and operating computers does not lead to meditation.
When you are aware of the importance of a certain daily act and continue to execute it daily, it is called "Gyohu" in Japanese. Gyohu is the continuity of meditation process.
Some specific examples of Gyohu in Japanese are the recognized cultural activities such as Cha-dou (tea drinking), Ka-dou (flower arrangement), Sho-dou (the art of calligraphy) and Kyu-dou (the art of archery). They continued through several generations. "Dou" in Japanese means a way in which certain kind of art is perfected by following with great respect the absolute law of nature thereby nourishing human maturity.
In doing our daily act, how can we distinguish an effective act that leads to meditation from an ineffective act? The answer is the difference in the aim for doing the act. If the goal's action is aimed at acquiring a concrete technique, then it does not lead to meditation. But, if the goal is to discover one's inner self, then the act leads you to meditation and this habitual act becomes Gyohu.
Let us analyze the following situation:
You are training very hard every day but your goal is to win the next championship, then that is just plain training. On the other hand, if your mind is completely absorbed in the training without thinking of achieving victory and the prize money, then that is meditation. We can say that you are meditating while training and habitually doing this act becomes Gyohu. This is the time when you become conscious of your inner self without thinking of any other desire or concerns. In short, if your aim for training every day until the day of the competition is to discover your inner self rather than achieving victory, then this training becomes Gyohu in your life. However, if the act you are doing accidentally led to meditation, then it does not become Gyohu.
In life, there might be an occasion that you may have a stronger desire for seeking your inner self than seeking money, honor and fame. Time may come that you may want to know the meaning of your existence or to understand fully your own identity. Then, it is good to adopt Gyohu if that time comes. You can easily return to your current mode of being whenever you have strayed away from the normal path. Also, you can easily dismiss unnecessary offensive thoughts in your mind. Gyohu revives your life!