#kneelling

“What,” X asked slowly, “did you do?”  Y stared up at them, trembling, frozen, terrified.  They couldn’t speak.  They needed to run, nothing was stopping them, they could get away.  X started down the stairs and Y sank to their knees, unable to run when confronted with their personal nightmare.

English translation of the Korean Buddhist prayers recited during 108 bows. Before bowing, I prepare the proper mindset: - Bowing is one way to purify myself. - Through bowing, I learn how to humble myself and how to have a healthy body and mind. - I bow to realize that others' lives are just as valuable as mine. - I bow to get rid of my selfishness. - I bow because it is the desire of my true self. - I bow for all living things, and for peace in the universe. For the full list of 108 meditations, please visit http://jonnyontheroad.blogspot.com/2010/09/108-bows-108-korean-buddhism.html