Before meditation begins, I join my hands and bow forward,
Gassho,
as one says grace before a meal.
When meditation ends, I repeat this gesture,
as one gives thanks for the blessings of a meal.
At once common, daily, a rhythmic ritual,
And perfectly exceptional, unprecedented, a unique practice.
Notes & Silence 
❤
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To what do you bow?
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The Father
Mother
That Which Knows
Source of Being
Ground of Being.
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Then, to that which is manifest within you, and hence, to the universe that bore you.
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