"Bowing has the quality of consciously evoking spirit
and conveys a sense of reverence for the people involved."
Madisyn Taylor
Daily Om
I have been known to refuse to bow before a man, no matter what his professional title might be, as I would see this act of bowing as surrender or admittance to being lesser than. Perhaps this is driven by ego or shaped by past experiences, but I choose to bow only to the essence of the Divine.
I will hastily remark that when I stand before individuals who radiate endless love and unlimited acceptance, I eagerly lower my head. In the presence of a misplaced person, I willing bend to show respect, hopefully awakening his or her spirit.
I would lower my entire body to honor the sacred appearing in physical or non-physical ways. All of nature I would bow before as it heightens the Divine within me. Bowing is a reverent act provoking a spiritual connection, and recognizing the inner spirit residing in all whom God has made.
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