also clapping hands should be easier "palm to back", instead of "palm to palm".Ĭenter-facing palms = psychotic tempo = fire + water = masculine = large thumb angle.īack-facing palms = neurotic tempo = air + earth = feminine = small thumb angle. It's supposed to clear your mind of conscious thought. claps with one hand Lisa: No, Bart, it's a 3000-year-old riddle with no answer. Lisa: What is the sound of one hand clapping Bart: Piece of cake. With back-facing palms, a more natural hand gesture would be "palm to back" = "palma ad dorsum", or "grab wrist" with both palms in same direction, or the "roman salute" with palm down, or the "sun salutation" with palms down. The sound of one hand clapping is an episode in The Simpsons. With back-facing palms, the anjali mudra is hard to hold,Īnd people will interlace their fingers, to force their palms together. With center-facing palms, the anjali mudra is easy to hold. This should also be related to "back-facing palms" versus "center-facing palms". The conversation in a different direction or ask questions so that youĬan, if not understand, at least break the negative attitude of the While talking to a person holding this gesture, you should try moving To convince the other person or are anxious about what they saying or This gesture is usually done when a person feels that they are failing The higher the person clenches his hands whilst standing, the more They are symbolically 'clenching' themselves backĪnd withholding a negative reaction, usually anxiety or frustration. When a person does this gesture, they are exercising some sort of this is the base for "trauma releasing", "ecstatic dancing" and "quakerism" Ĭlasping / interlacing fingers = self harm = desperate begging the scene on Fox and The Simpsons wasnt as rude as it tried to become in the 2000s. do that for few minutes, and feel the relaxation. For example, it is right and good to clap on 1 and 3 with a polka. Meditative state? with palms pressed together, you can start "shaking arms" so that your hands go up and down. Stress and anxiety and is therefore used in achieving focus and coming used in yoga and "trauma releasing exercises".Īnjali mudra is a "centering pose" which helps to alleviate mental Hands join clasped / interlaced = begging gesture = ushas mudra įeet join flat = reclining goddess pose = supta baddha konasana That is a reasonable answer, which would go over well in many zendos, but it’s not really what Hakuin was getting at.Hands join flat = salute gesture = anjali mudra = gassho
Nowadays, people far and wide can demonstrate familiarity with zen philosophy by posing that paradoxical question, “what is the sound of one hand clapping?” On the television series, The Simpsons, young Bart answers the question by holding out his hand and clapping his three fingers against his palm. By meditating on them, zen practitioners seek a basic state of awareness, unbound by dualistic perceptions. In traditional zen practice, the stories are used as a tool to break through conventional ways of thinking. In the original koan, Hakuin, an eighteenth century Japanese zen master, challenges his students by saying, “You know the sound of two hand’s clapping tell me, what is the sound of one?”Ī koan is a short story that is usually about ancient zen masters, their students, and a moment of awakening.
A bit of powerful zen that has seeped into popular culture is Hakuin’s, Sound of One Hand.
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