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Zeina Zayour's avatar

This is interesting — there are probably equivalents in all religious traditions. In Islam, there’s tasbih (تسبيح), which refers to the glorification of God through the repetition of short phrases or prayers. It’s often done using prayer beads to keep count, but you can also do it without them. The most commonly repeated phrases are:

• SubhanAllah (Glory be to God)

• Alhamdulillah (All praise is due to God)

• Allahu Akbar (God is the Greatest)

I used to do this growing up. Recite these under my breath when I am nervous or scared or during phases when I was feeling spiritual and wanting to feel close to god. But I haven’t in a long time because I couldn’t connect with it anymore. But I like how you describe these practices here though. As a ladder into stillness. And how you can align them with breath and they become part of our being. This is a new perspective. Thank you for sharing .

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Beth Ann Kepple's avatar

You wrote this on my birthday (still playing ketchup with your posts as my eyes allow) so how can I not read it? And try it? Couldn’t have picked a better nite/time to try it 😓💥🌟🫶

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