2022年3月1日 · Take the time in these poses to truly embody gratitude and feel its powerful energy move throughout you, both physically and mentally. Allow yourself to feel fully and deeply, and ask yourself: what are you most grateful for?

Bowing is a traditional gesture of respect and gratitude in European cultures. Since the 17th century, bowing has been a primarily male practice. [1] Women instead perform a curtsy, a related gesture that diverged from the bow during the early modern period.

2025年2月10日 · when we acknowledge that our blessings come from him., we develop a heart full of humility & gratitude. Bowing down is a sign of reverence, submission & worship. when we receive good news, being a human, our first response should be honor of god! Thank God for making your moment happy; Pray with thanks giving; Worship with grateful heart.

2023年6月10日 · From religious practices to social conventions, bowing down has become a way of communicating gratitude, reverence, and submission. In the East, bowing down is seen as a symbol of respect for elders, authority figures, or religious icons. It is also practiced to show gratitude, express apologies, and demonstrate humility.

2020年1月15日 · We bow down to the Earth, fall deeply, as low as possible, and touch the Earth with our forehead. We empty ourselves, surrender ourselves in order to become one with the Earth. Then we can accept anything the Earth gives, everything that arises.

2013年10月24日 · Respect for the elderly or swamis, bowing down to them or touching their feet is a matter of sensitivity which gets corrupted when it is enforced. It should always be something natural — something done with feeling and understanding. When it is only a conditioning, a Hindu bows down to Hindu saints and a Muslim bows down to Muslim saints.

2012年11月28日 · It is said that the deeper the bow, the deeper is the respect or gratitude shown by a person. But while Asians bow with their legs together and heads down, European males execute the gesture as a bow and scrape.

2010年9月3日 · A good way to experience this practice is bowing in gratitude. This doesn’t have to be the physical act of bowing (but that helps); you can just bow in your mind. When you see something arising in the mind where you see yourself stuck and desiring something you don’t have, stop and bow to what you already have.

2011年4月5日 · When we bow we express gratitude for the historical Buddha as a teacher, gratitude for the teachings themselves, respect for our own capacity for awakening, and acknowledgement of the oneness of Being. The Buddha is neither separate from the totality of Being, nor from ourselves.