Understanding Salat — Page 8
Understanding S al A t 8 feeling of happiness will start to rise within us. Our emotions and our facial expressions are inseparable. The rest of our body is also linked to our thoughts and emotions. This language of the body is so universal that we can even understand it in animals. We can immediately see if a dog is feeling vulnerable and afraid, or when it is feeling strong and aggressive. Similarly, we project confidence in our stance when we feel strong. This relationship between our emotions and our body also goes both ways. If someone is feeling vulnerable, he feels like protecting his body and clos- ing up, but if he forces himself as an exercise to hold a spread posture that projects strength, then he will slowly start to feel more confident. Some expressions of body language are more obvious, others are more subtle, but there is a universal language behind it. Some cultures are more conscious and expressive of body language than others. For example, among European cultures, Italians are more expressive with their body when they speak. Whether our culture is more expressive or not, we are all familiar with the more obvious expressions of body language, and we have an intuitive understanding of the more subtle expressions as well. S al a t is a conversation between a worshipper and his Creator. The meanings of S al a t are not just conveyed through words, but also through the universal language of the body. The Promised Messiah as said,