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Fellow Pilgrims,
<p>I just returned from a visit to Germany where I travelled to the south
reaching a place called Passau. There is a monestary there (I don't know
the name of it) but is situated at the end of a pilgrimage. As I understand
it, the pilgrims would reach a covered path at the base of the hill. The
monestary is located on the top of the hill overlooking the city and the
three rivers that meet in this city. Then the pilgrims would travel the
along the last section of this path, up a steep hill, on their <b>knees.</b>
<p>Can you imagine the impact this would have on the final leg of their
pilgrimage?
<p>Sue
<p>lmorris wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I have been reading a book called "Men and Gods in
Mongolia" by Henning
<br>Haslund, and he writes about a pilgrimage he witnesses, and I quote.
<br> "This laborious form of
progress involves that the whole of the route
<br>covered shall have been in contact with the suppliant's body. The
<br>pilgrim casts himself at full length on the ground, and mutters his
<br>prayers with his forehead pressed against the ground. After this
he
<br>makes a mark in the ground with his outstretched hands, rises and walks
<br>forward to the mark whereupon he casts himself down again once more
and
<br>lays his forehead to the earth while he prays. This penance is
repeated
<br>without a break until the distance is reached"
<p> Are we missing something
by walking, I would say that these people
<br>really take their pilgrimage seriously. I think I will just walk with
my
<br>pack on my back. I found it interesting to read about others and their
<br>way of doing a pilgrimage.
<p>leonard</blockquote>
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