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Universal Teachings For Everyday Living Page 8
Daruma Santa (see article on p. 6)
To increase spirituality during the winter holidays.
Whenever hearing holiday music or seeing holiday decorations, tighten your
stomach muscles (just for the exercise), rub your belly and say, “Ho, Ho, Ho!” (“Ho” means
Dharma in Japanese/Chinese.) Then relax your stomach and smile.
New Beginnings
To cultivate awareness of each day as a new day
Do “Morning Gassho” while preparing for your day in the bathroom: face east
and greet the day with hands together; recite some sacred words or your own mindfulness
phrase; such as, “Respectful to all; grateful for everything.”
To promote unity at a family or other social gathering.
Do “Circle Gassho:” everyone locks arms together in a circle and each indi-
vidual puts his or her hands together palm to palm. Somebody says something appropri-
ate, and then all bow together.
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