Hand lotus to worship Buddha. Joining hands to greet each other is a method of practicing mindfulness. When the Buddha was still in the world, when he and the monks met each other in the temple, on the street, in the middle of the forest, or under the tree, they all clasped their hands to greet each other in sympathy and sincerity. Fold your hands and bow to the Buddha. Dear Colleague, Joining hands to greet each other is a method of practicing mindfulness. When the Buddha was still in the world, when he and the monks met each other in the temple, on the street, in the middle of the forest, or under the tree, they all clasped their hands to greet each other in sympathy and sincerity. The clasped hands has since become a beautiful sacred symbol of the Tathagata and his monastic disciples. It is not only the Buddha and the monks who join hands to greet each other. Male and female disciples of the lay community, when meeting the Blessed One and the Sangha, also stood dignified and bowed with folded hands. Some people, because they show deep respect for the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha - the three precious jewels of life, clasped their hands together and bowed close to the feet of the monks. Besides, there are many people who do not belong to the tradition of cultivating and following the Buddha's teachings, but after a predestined session to hear the beautiful teachings from the dharma of liberation, they immediately become happy and pure. , also shows respect for the Three Folds and greets each other with righteous thoughts, which is the same as reciting a righteous sutra. Make sure they look exactly like them at home. This is also recorded in many scriptures. Today, that precious tradition has been somewhat overlooked in the Zen and daily life of many Buddhists. Many of us monastics don't practice, so are them at home, What to say about followers of other traditions. Forgetting such a small action will become a big loss and loss, which will be extremely regrettable, because it is a very specific, beautiful, cute action that comes out of the practitioner. Therefore, as Buddhists, we should preserve and apply it every day. Don't think of it as a ritual, a formal act that you are reluctant to show others. Be aware that it is a sacred practice for you. With righteous clasping of hands, it is the same as reciting a sutra with righteous thoughts. Two hands pressed together is a symbol of a lotus bud blooming to give off the fragrance of dedication to life. Standing in front of a statue of a Buddha, a Bodhisattva or a Patriarch, we join our hands to offer him a pure, pure heart lotus, and how happy to know that you are very real beside me, in my heart. Standing in front of the monks and nuns, we join our hands to salute to show our appreciation and respect, how happy we are to know that those who are walking on the bright path are very real beside us, in my soul. Sitting in front of a meager but warm meal, in front of a meaningful page of scripture, before a noble lesson in everyday life, we join our hands to express our gratitude to the factors related to the meal, to the scriptures, to the That lesson, how happy we are when we see that the whole universe is very real next to us, in our hearts. The hand lotus and dignified bow are the whole fragrance that comes from the heart of love and understanding for us to offer to the person facing us, who in the present, through diligent practice, will become a Buddha in the near future, will bring joy to all beings. We vow to also walk on the path full of love and wisdom, because we see that, in our body and mind, there are also many seeds of that love and wisdom available. What does clasping hands mean? Holding hands in greeting is a reminder for us as well as for others. Just watering and caring wholeheartedly, they will also bloom and give off their fragrance and give life. The lotus bud offering to people is also the time when the heart itself blooms a lotus of liberation. It is the equality of the Buddha's qualities in each of us that we can fully send to each other just through the simple message of a clasped hand. Thus, my practice has brought practical benefits in the present. Holding hands in greeting is a way of reminding us as well as for others. The heart of humility, respect, tolerance, purity, and awareness will be full and nourished once again. When someone is bowing their hands and bowing, that person will return to righteous thoughts, return to goodwill, they will realize that they must be worthy of the above respect. The land of the heart is once again sown with good seeds. Our hand lotus bud turns into a reminder bell, reminding the other person to realize that we are a disciple of Buddha, what we must do to adapt to that name. At this point, it can be affirmed that with well-practiced clasping of hands, we will re-light our hearts of wisdom and save the lives of those souls who often go wild. With that in mind, never greet anyone with clasped hands in a formal, mechanical and sloppy manner. That image is worse and worse than a person who doesn't put his hands together. We've seen people greet us like this with folded hands or with those around us, and then we see that in that superficial act there is a huge loss to the beautiful image of Buddhism. We ourselves have made those mistakes a few times, and when we think about it, it's very embarrassing. This is the reason why we had the idea to share a few lines of confidence today, as well as a way to remind ourselves that it is our responsibility to encourage and evoke images. idyllic but indispensable part of the Buddhist tradition through self-practice. Join hands to greet someone, I should stop, aware that I am greeting with all my heart. It only takes 5 or 7 seconds for us to practice, but it will live forever with life, with people's hearts. Blooming from a small hand Full of understanding and love A fragrant lotus offering In You, in Me, in Buddha! There will be a lot of cute meanings emanating from the hand lotus bud. We would like to share with the public in the next time. Finally, we would like to reiterate, join hands to greet each other, it is not a mechanical ritual of Buddhism, it is a sacred practice method that the disciples of the Blessed One need to practice daily with mindfulness. Wishing the masses to gain a lot of peace in their practice. . it is not a mechanical ritual of Buddhism, it is a sacred practice method that the disciples of the Blessed One need to practice daily with mindfulness. Wishing the masses to gain a lot of peace in their practice. it is not a mechanical ritual of Buddhism, it is a sacred practice method that the disciples of the Blessed One need to practice daily with mindfulness. Wishing the masses to gain a lot of peace in their practice.END=NAMO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.23/6/2021.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.