The Gassho Meditation

This meditation, known as the Gassho was created by the Japanese Buddhist Monk, Mikao Usui, (Osoo). Usui was the creator the spiritual practice known as Reiki. The Japanese word Gassho is defined as the gesture of bringing both hands together in front of the heart, with the fingers straight and the palms pressed together.
In Buddhist teachings, the gesture is an expression of gratitude and symbolises our inter-connectedness with each other.

Holding the hands in front of the face, as it is practiced in Buddhism, it signifies that the giver and receiver of the bow are not two, but one, symbolising non-duality.

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