EASTERNIZATION
Indians greet each other with namaste. The two palms are placed together in front of the chest and the head bows whilst saying the word namaste. This greeting is for all -- people younger than us, of our own age, those older than us, friends and even strangers.
There are five forms of formal traditional greeting enjoined in the shastras or scriptures of which namaskaram is one. This is understood as prostration but it actually refers to paying homage as we do today when we greet each other with a namaste.
Folding hands together with a smile to greet, Namaste is a common cultural practice in India. Namaste or Namaskar or Namaskaram is a common verbal salutation in India. It is a customary greeting when one meets or takes leave of others.
Namaste is derived from Sanskrit word "namah + te = namaste". Namah means 'bow', 'obeisance', 'reverential salutation' or 'adoration' and te means 'to you' (dative case of 'you'). It means -- I bow to you -- my greetings, salutations or prostration to you. Namaha can also be literally interpreted as 'na ma' (not mine). It has a spiritual significance of negating or reducing one's ego in the presence of another.
Namasthe or Namaskar
indirectly means that I bow before the divine in you which is the ultimate truth and merging with divine consciousness.
Even in greeting each other our culture teaches us the ultimate reality and the purpose of birth.
Saying 'good morning, is
just making a pleasant morning but Namasthe records and reminds us of 'Brahma Gyan'
We the family of AMRUTHA VARSHINI start greeting each other with Namasthe or Namaskar
'Sarvam Sivamayam'
'Sarvam Sivarpanam'...Amruth.
Indians greet each other with namaste. The two palms are placed together in front of the chest and the head bows whilst saying the word namaste. This greeting is for all -- people younger than us, of our own age, those older than us, friends and even strangers.
There are five forms of formal traditional greeting enjoined in the shastras or scriptures of which namaskaram is one. This is understood as prostration but it actually refers to paying homage as we do today when we greet each other with a namaste.
Folding hands together with a smile to greet, Namaste is a common cultural practice in India. Namaste or Namaskar or Namaskaram is a common verbal salutation in India. It is a customary greeting when one meets or takes leave of others.
Namaste is derived from Sanskrit word "namah + te = namaste". Namah means 'bow', 'obeisance', 'reverential salutation' or 'adoration' and te means 'to you' (dative case of 'you'). It means -- I bow to you -- my greetings, salutations or prostration to you. Namaha can also be literally interpreted as 'na ma' (not mine). It has a spiritual significance of negating or reducing one's ego in the presence of another.
Namasthe or Namaskar
indirectly means that I bow before the divine in you which is the ultimate truth and merging with divine consciousness.
Even in greeting each other our culture teaches us the ultimate reality and the purpose of birth.
Saying 'good morning, is
just making a pleasant morning but Namasthe records and reminds us of 'Brahma Gyan'
We the family of AMRUTHA VARSHINI start greeting each other with Namasthe or Namaskar
'Sarvam Sivamayam'
'Sarvam Sivarpanam'...Amruth.
