ah i see joe..in tai chi we do a bow very similar..merle
Merle, "Gassho" is Japanese for something like, "Hands held in front of the body in prayer-pose" with your eyes looking gently at the tips of your middle fingers. It's the hand-position Japanese people use when they bow to each other in deepest respect and gratitude, and bow to the Buddha in each of us. Chinese people, too (esp. in Taiwan; maybe not so much now in PRC where you have been). "Gassho and bow" means hands in prayer pose, and bow at the waist. Gassho, and bow, --Joe > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > joe..explain to me "gassho"..merle > > My hands are in "Gassho", and I now stand, and ...bow, in your direction. > > Be well!, > > --Joe
