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	The Significance of the Satarudriya
		Prostration to the Resident of the mountains (as Siva) and the Immanent One in all beings (as Visnu).
		Prostration to the Primeval One and the Chief of beings; prostration to the Omnipresent One and the agile among things; prostration to the One in the quick and the flowing; prostration to the One in the roaring waves and the still water, prostration to the One in the swift rivers and the islands.
		Prostration to Him who is in the autumnal clouds and in the heating sun; prostration to Him who is in the winds and in the stormy downpours of the deluge; prostration to Him who is in the wealth of cattle and land.
	www.swami-krishnananda.org /invoc/in_sata.html (2001 words)

	Kissing feet and prostration: Is it haram?
		Prostration to other than Allah with the intention of worship is disbelief; with the intention of respect, prohibited (haram).
		It is difficult to imagine anyone kissing another's foot other than in a posture seeming to resemble prostration to some, and it would be an outlandish suggestion that imitating the Companions of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and the great early Muslims could be among the major sins.
		It is the same with those that forbid bowing to someone and therefore kissing the hand because it involves bowing (because it is impermissible to bow to another).
	www.themodernreligion.com /misc/hh/kissing-feet.html (456 words)

	Ganden Lha Gyäma Commentary - Prostration
		The significance of the mudra of prostration is: the hollow between the palms signifies dharmakaya and the two thumbs inside that hollow signifies rupakaya.
		Each prostration purifies so many obscurations and negative karmas causing rebirth in the lower realms, as well as obscurations and negative karmas causing me to remain in samsara and to fall into the blissful state of peace, the lower nirvana.
		It is mentioned in the Lankavatara Sutra that each time one prostrates it creates the unbelievable merit to be born as a wheel-turning king a number of times equal to the number of atoms of the earth covered by your body from the surface to where the earth ends.
	www.lamayeshe.com /lamazopa/glg/prostration.shtml (3791 words)

	Prostration before Allah
		But prostration before Allah helps the body to discharge these extra charges that cause modern-age diseases as headache, muscular cramps, neck spasms, tiredness and exhaustion, apart from forgetfulness and absentmindedness.
		Scientists have proved that prostration represents a ground connection that helps the discharge of excess and generated charges outside the body and get rid of them away from using medicines and analgesics that have harmful side effects.
		When prostrating oneself before Allah, man uses several members, namely: the forehead, the nose, the palms, the knees and the toes, whereby the discharge process becomes easy and simple.
	www.55a.net /firas/english/index.php?page=show_det&id=20&select_page=8 (723 words)

	THE PREVENTION OF HEAT PROSTRATION BY USE OF VITAMIN C By W. L. WEAVER, M. D. 1948
		Nine cases of heat prostration developed in forty-two workers in the same area exposed to a slightly lower temperature for the same period of time, who were given no ascorbic acid.
		In heat prostration you may find a rise in both systolic and diastolic pressure, or a drop in systolic and a rise in diastolic pressure, or you may have a drop in both systolic and diastolic pressure.
		The use of vitamin C to prevent heat prostration is purely clinical.
	www.whale.to /v/c/weaver2.html (1374 words)

	Order of Nazorean Essenes
		Prostrations help one slice through the illusions of ego, recognize and honor that which is greater than oneself, and establish a foundation of humblness and sincerity upon which the Temple of purity and eventual enlightenment in the Naziruthian Way can be accomplished.
		This is done by making three prostrations to Hiya the Great Life or Hidden Living Ones, three prostrations to Their Light (Yeshu the Sun and Miryai the Moon), three prostrations to Their Power which is the Five-fold Living Soul, and three prostrations to Their Apostles, Buddhas and Messengers of Light.
		These four sets of prostrations may be separated by hymns or chants after the first one, spiritual text reading after the second, meditation after the third, and prayer after the fourth one.
	essenes.net /prostrations.html (1035 words)

	Korean Buddhist Bowing Practice; Golden Wind Zen Group, Long Beach, CA
		Performing 108 prostrations every morning helps us to balance the scales of our ongoing accumulated karma; however, if our accumulated karma begins to weigh heavily on us, then prostrations can be used as an 'emergency measure' for clearing the mind.
		The half prostration is performed when the head is already on the floor during a full prostration, by rising to a kneeling position with the toes still crossed rather than tucking the toes under the feet, and then returning back down, with the forehead touching the floor as in a prostration.
		Finally the 108 prostrations (a standing bow, 108 full prostrations, one half prostration-and a standing bow)- is performed every day usually in the morning and more often by people doing special practice.
	www.goldenwindzen.org /bowing.htm (914 words)

	Worship - OrthodoxWiki
		Full prostration, also simply called prostration, is an act of distributing one's weight on the knees, feet, and hands, touching the forehead to the floor, staying in the position as long as desired or necessary, then standing up.
		Prostration is associated with penance, submission, and obeisance.
		According to custom and tradition, prostration is assumed (or not assumed) at different times in the services and church calendar.
	orthodoxwiki.org /Worship (1154 words)

	Sherab Chamma Ling - Tibetan Bön Buddhist Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When you do prostrations in front of a teacher or master, you not only are giving up your ego, you are showing respect to his or her Buddha nature within.
		So prostration is the cleaning, purifying all the negative karma of past lives or your present life, from your physical, mental and spiritual home.
		And, as I said, when you prostrate in front of a teacher or master, you are also paying respect to their Buddha nature and to the knowledge of their lineage of teachers and masters.
	www.sherabchammaling.com /art-of-prostration.html (1996 words)

	Prostration
		Prostration is a gesture to overtly proclaim, “A state of being vastly greater than my present self exists.
		Prostrate also to the teacher, whenever he or she first enters after having taken a seat.
		Prostrate again before you leave, or after he or she leaves...but not on the final session of the final day of instruction.) At certain points during sadhanas, the rite may call for you to prostrate.
	vajra.us /gus_prostration_1.html (1596 words)

	Sajda Sahu (www.sunnahonline.com)
		An example (of this) is the case of a person who forgets the second prostration in the first rakaat, but remembers this whilst sitting down between the two prostrations in the second rakaat.
		In such a case there is no prostration for for forgetfulness due upon him in the saying most well known in the madhab, but prostration for forgetfulness before the salutation is required from him and the second saying that we hold to be preferable.
		This prostration is because of the sitting that he added to the prayer when the Imâm stood for the fourth rak’ah.
	www.sunnahonline.com /ilm/sunnah/0034.htm (3483 words)

	Mind, Body, Soul · SunniPath: Kissing Feet and Prostration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Meaning that simply resembling prostration in bending does not make it forbidden, as there could be many reasons one is bending down.
		Prostration out of love or fear or custom is just as forbidden.
		What is key is that one is prostration with the intent to prostate, and one is a kiss with no intention of prostration.
	www.yursil.com /blog/2006/09/kissing-feet-and-prostration (994 words)

	'Ibadat (II of II)
		A: Yes, it is permissible for you to prostrate on them if they are ritually pure and made out of wood-pulp or similar material on which prostration is permissible.
		A: Likewise, it is permissible for you to prostrate on it.
		You are not obliged to prostrate yourself except when you hear it (the verse) from the reciter himself, not on his recorded tape.
	www.al-islam.org /laws/contemporary/ibadat2.html (2128 words)

	Old Testament Exegesis on the Hebrew Terms for Prostration and Worship
		Prostration was quite common as an act of submission before a superior.
		Prostration was a common act of self-abasement performed before relatives, strangers, superiors, and especially before royalty.
		The verb is used in I Chr 29:20 with two phrases, literally as the KJV: "worshipped the Lord and the king." The NEB renders: "prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king" (cf.
	www.orthodoxinfo.com /inquirers/prostration_heb.aspx (1881 words)

	[ Masjid - ul - Muttaqeen ]
		Sajda (Prostration) is a unique position or stance in the regular prayers, which a Muslim is supposed to offer at least five times a day.
		Hence the first positive effect upon a person who prostrates or does Sajda (Prostration) is that he comes nearest to Allah and hence in that condition he can supplicate.
		In the position of Sajda (Prostration) due to the increased blood supply the brain receives more nourishment and it has good effect upon memory, vision, hearing, concentration, psyche and all other cognitive abilities.
	www.masjidulmuttaqeen.org /article_043.html (767 words)

	Naqshlive » The Importance & Meaning of Prayer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hast thou not seen that before God prostrate whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is on the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the hills, and the trees, and the beasts, and many of mankind…?
		When God ordered the angels to make prostration to Adam, Rafael was the first to obey, making prostration and placing his forehead, containing the entire Qurâ€™an, on the earth, out of respect and honor for Adam, for he perceived the whole of Qurâ€™an written on Adamâ€™s forehead.
		The prostration is an expression of pulverization of the traits of humanness and their extermination before the unending manifestation of the sanctifying essence.
	naqshlive.com /wp/?p=135 (1984 words)

	IslamOnlin.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Regarding the prostration of recitation and the prostration of thankfulness, if one performs the prostration of forgetfulness, it will be an addition to the original.
		The prostration of forgetfulness is thus required in case one adds something or loses something from Prayer, and in case of doubt regarding Prayer [i.e., one is uncertain how many rak`ahs one has performed].
		According to Imam Ash-Shafi`i, the prostration of forgetfulness is a sunnah.
	www.islamonline.net /servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503547468&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/PrintFatwaE (427 words)

	Spiritual
		Prostration, in its outwardly form and in true manifestation is the most supreme state and spiritual position for a human being, i.e., the position of annihilation in Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), as it has been mentioned in the traditions:
		Prostration and especially prolonged prostration is the most important and most elegant state of servanthood, and it is because of this reason that in each prayer unit, it is performed twice, whilst other actions are performed only once.
		And it is from this consideration that about the prolonged prostration of Ahlul Bait [a] and their special Shi'ites a lot of things have been narrated, e.g., Imam al-Sajjad [a][24], sometimes has recited the following prayer in prostration for one thousand times.
	www.al-islam.org /suluk/42.htm (557 words)

	Amazon.com: Prostration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The book of prostration: According to the rites of the Fathers of the Coptic Orthodox Church by Markos R Hanna (Unknown Binding - 1998)
		Prostration of American industries: The cause, and the remedy.
		I nearly died of heat prostration during the fortyfive minutes it...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Prostration&tag=icongroupinterna&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1 (569 words)

	The Prostration to Adam -- A Quranic Problem [Part 1]
		On the contrary, since prostration most often implies worship, especially when God is the subject or object, the use of the word in these respective contexts is intended to show how everyone worships Allah, even the unbelievers, by doing that which has been decreed for them.
		Prostrating to Allah- 2:58, 125, 149; 3:43, 113; 4:102, 154; 7:120, 161, 206; 13:15; 16:48-49; 17:61, 107; 19:58; 20:70; 22:18, 26, 77; 25:60, 64; 26:46, 219; 32:15; 39:9; 41:37; 50:40; 53:62; 55:6; 68:42-43; 76:26; 84:21; 96:19
		In addition, we should state that prostrating to other creations as a way of honoring or greeting them is disallowed in Islam for those who came after this ruling was revealed, not for those who came before it, and certainly not for the angels.
	www.answering-islam.org /Responses/Abualrub/twoadams_ss1.htm (17112 words)

	Islam Question and Answer - Should a person do the prostration of forgetfulness for absentmindedness?
		We have previously listed the reasons for which it is prescribed to do the prostration of forgetfulness in prayer, which are that a person has done something extra or omitted something, or he is confused about his prayer and does not know how many rak’ahs he has prayed.
		The prostration of forgetfulness is prescribed when one of the reasons for it is present, namely doing something extra, omitting something, or not being sure (of how many rak’ahs one has prayed), except in the case of janaazah (funeral) prayer.
		Then prostrate until you are at ease in prostration, then sit up until you are at ease in sitting, then prostrate until you are at ease in prostration, then do that throughout your prayer.” Agreed upon.
	www.islam-qa.com /index.php?ref=34570&ln=eng (1078 words)

	islam-usa.net :: Prostration During Recital of Koran :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The prostration of Sad is not a compulsory one but I saw the Prophet prostrating while reciting...
		The Prophet I prostrated while reciting An-Najm and with him prostrated the Muslims, the pagans, the jinns, and all human...
		Whenever the Prophet recited the Sura which contained the prostration of recitation he used to prostrate and then, we, too,...
	www.islam-usa.net /en/c.81.html (248 words)

	USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts
		The majority of the scholars say that prostrations for the "'ayyat of sajdah" are sunnah for the one who recites the 'ayyah and for the one who hears it.
		-6- "Haven't you seen that unto Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is in the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the hills, and the trees, and the beasts, and many of mankind, while there are many unto whom the doom is justly due.
		The people who were with him [the Prophet] prostrated with him and he did not order any of them to perform ablution, and it is hard to believe that they all were in a state of purity.
	www.usc.edu /dept/MSA/law/fiqhussunnah/fus2_23.html (1521 words)

	Prostration - Monachos.net Discussion Community
		As I understand it, an "ordinary" prostration (Greek metanoia) is a deep bow from the waist where the right hand touches the floor.
		An ordinary prostration would be a bow from the waist accompanied by the sign of the Cross.
		A great prostration would be going down to the floor with hands, knees and forehead touching the floor.
	www.monachos.net /forum/showthread.php?p=15306 (1617 words)

	USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts
		The Prophet recited Surat-an-Najm (53) and prostrated while reciting it and all the people prostrated and a man amongst the people took a handful of stones or earth and raised it to his face and said, "This is sufficient for me." Later on I saw him killed as a non-believer.
		The Prophet I prostrated while reciting An-Najm and with him prostrated the Muslims, the pagans, the jinns, and all human beings.
		When the Prophet recited Surat As-Sajda and we were with him, he would prostrate and we also would prostrate with him and some of us (because of the heavy rush) would not find a place (for our foreheads) to prostrate on.
	www.usc.edu /dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/019.sbt.html (451 words)

	Prostration of the Priest - Byzantine Forum
		posted 07-05-2001 06:32 PM In the Melkite tradition there is no "prostration" (in the Latin sense of lying flat on the floor) but there is a deep metany (kneeling and bowing down so that the forehead touches the floor) after the epiclesis.
		In the Melkite tradition there is no "prostration" (in the Latin sense of lying flat on the floor) but there is a deep metany (kneeling and bowing down so that the forehead touches the floor) after the epiclesis.
		The Ordo Celebrationis for the Ruthenian Recension does not indicate any prostration by the priest in the Divine Liturgy, though there are several prostrations indicated for the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.
	www.byzcath.org /bboard/Forum2/HTML/000806.html (772 words)

	Mahamudra Teaching on Prostration
		The teaching is on how to accumulate merits by body in the form of prostration.
		Rinpoche gives a detail teaching on how to prostrate and what are the merits and related advantages too.
		Rinpoche is very rich lineage holder and he gives the sublime teachings of Buddha that can clear the doubts of his entire disciples.
	www.tibetanlama.com /shopping/DisplayIndividual.asp?qryProdID=17 (77 words)

	Hyperthermia (Heat Stroke, Heat Prostration) - VeterinaryPartner.com - a VIN company!
		It is sometimes indicative of a fever, but it can also be associated with severe conditions such as heat stroke or heat prostration.
		In the summertime, other than fever, the most frequent cause of hyperthermia is heat prostration or heat stroke.
		The most common sign of heat prostration or heat stroke is vigorous panting.
	www.veterinarypartner.com /Content.plx?P=A&A=366&S=1&SourceID=20 (467 words)

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