How do you pray? What does it mean to praise?  What is a blessing? Rumi says there are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground. Maybe you kneel, walk, sit, dance, drum, or sing.  Maybe you dig and plant. Maybe you breathe.  Maybe you simply wonder.

No matter what you believe and no matter what kind of sadhana you practice, what do you call Holy?  How do you connect with That Which Is? How do you give and receive a blessing?

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Namaste,

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