How to Worship Buddha and Repent if You are not Flexible 行動不方便如何禮佛拜懺

(English Subtitles) Lectured by Master Jìng Jiè (淨界法師) from Taiwan. Subtitles:
Master, I once had an abortion because of the one-child policy. I have violated the precept of killing. Now I want to repent, but my body cannot kneel down and bow. I want to know, is there other way to replace it? There is certainly other way. However, I should explain in this way. You can adjust it, but you can't replace it completely.
This is it. The principle of repentance is this. When people commit sins, the three karmas of body, speech, and mind act altogether. Whether you kill, steal, commit obscenity, or lie, there must be three karma of body, speech, and mind. When you repent, you certainly need all three karma.
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Therefore, you need to pay homage to Buddhas, admire Tathagata, and offer in general. Worshiping is karma of body; Admiring is karma of speech; Observing, contemplating, and repenting is karma of mind. Simply put, you used your body to commit sins in the past, you certainly need to use your body to eliminate karma. So the karma of body cannot be canceled completely but can be replaced. If you really cannot prostrate, you may just greet every time you bow. At least, you should do that action. You cannot completely avoid the actions of body karma. Without body karma, your repentance will be insufficient, and the force will be weak. So, if you really cannot prostrate, you must be respectful in your mind.
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Your mouth at least have to vibrate and create a form of sound, and that is speech karma. You may replace the worshiping of body karma with bow and greeting and must do that action. You must have completed three karma. Therefore, worshiping can be replaced with other ways but cannot be canceled. Is it clear? Good.
Repentance is very important. In fact, you need to repent your karma and subdue your affections for a long time. At the beginning, you have to focus more on repentance. As the saying goes, in a chaotic world, we have to resort to severe measures. After a year of effort, you can relax slightly.
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When your serious karma is eliminated due to repentance, you will feel that good forms are emerging. Even if no good forms emerging, at least your karma would settle as sediment. Your mentality and physiology will become soft and relaxed. Your mind will be clearer.