🙏 On our path, we have witnessed something that fills our hearts with such warmth—more and more people are choosing to welcome us in our traditional way, holding their hands together and bowing.
There is something so tender, so peaceful in this silent greeting. Hands joined gently. A soft bow. No words needed—just soul meeting soul in quiet peace. These moments carry such grace, such beauty, such profound respect. This traditional way of greeting makes us walk on new lands yet feel the warmth as if we are home. We are deeply moved and so very grateful for these beautiful, peaceful moments.
And we also want you to know, with all the love in our hearts: however you choose to greet us is equally precious and cherished.

 

A warm wave, a bright smile, a gentle handshake, kind words spoken softly, or simply standing near with an open, peaceful heart—every gesture born from genuine warmth is received with the same deep gratitude and affection.
What matters most is not the form, but the love behind it. When you come to welcome us with kindness, with sincerity, with an open heart—in whatever way feels most natural and true to you—we feel it completely, and it touches us just the same.

 

From the depths of our hearts, we offer our profound gratitude to everyone who has welcomed and supported us with such warmth. This journey is nourished by each and every one of you. Your love, your presence, your kindness—this is what sustains us, inspires us, and reminds us why we walk. Thank you so much.
May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏✨

 

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✍️ The Gentle Voice for Ourselves – So many of us know how to speak kindly to strangers, how to comfort others who are hurting, how to use gentle words when someone else makes a mistake.
Yet when it comes to ourselves—when we remember our own failures, our own regrets, our own moments we wish we could undo—the voice we use is harsh, unforgiving.

 

This inner harshness is a form of violence we inflict on ourselves daily. And if we cannot walk peacefully within our own hearts, how can we truly walk peacefully in the world?
To practice a genuine walk for peace, we must transform how we speak to ourselves.
When judgment rises in us, perhaps instead of “I am terrible,” we could gently say: “I did the best I could with what I knew then, and now I’ve gained a new lesson.”
When shame takes hold, perhaps we could imagine holding the hand of a small child who just tripped. Would we scold them harshly, or help them up with tenderness? Maybe we could use that same gentle voice to speak to our own souls.

 

Instead of drowning in regret, perhaps we could use kind words to make a loving promise for this present moment. Not demanding perfection from ourselves, but committing to try again, to keep learning.
Here is a truth we must sit with: when we are unable to forgive ourselves, we are also unable to truly forgive anyone else. Our harshness toward ourselves leaks into how we see and treat others.
But when we learn to speak to our own hearts with the softest words, when we let old mistakes become nourishment instead of poison, something beautiful happens. Mindfulness blooms. Compassion expands. Peace takes root—first within us, then flowing naturally outward to everyone we meet.

 

The gentlest voice, the kindest words, the most patient understanding—these should not be reserved only for others. They belong to us too.

 

May we all learn to speak to ourselves the way we would speak to someone we deeply love who is struggling.
May you and all beings be well, happy, and at peace.

 

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