Prostrations
and offerings are admittedly just forms—just a human way of expressing
what cats express by rubbing themselves against a beloved person’s legs.
If it were natural for humans to stand on their heads or stick out
their rumps to express reverence, then Buddhists would stand on their
heads or stick out their rumps as a matter of course.
—John Blofeld, "A Spirit of Reverence"
—John Blofeld, "A Spirit of Reverence"
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