Namaste
Peace and Love
2007-08-20 01:15:38 · 16 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"Namaste" or 'Namaskaram" is a way of greeting people in India.It means "I bow to you".
2007-08-20 01:22:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I honor the 'light' in your or I honor the 'god' in you. I always feel the former when I say it after yoga practice, if I say it to another person; I even have it written on a chalk board outside my house. I always use it when I post a question. I feel that it acknowledges the inherent divinity in all of us and in all things. To me, light and God mean the same things. If one is full of light then God is already there. It is not a particular God either. I honor many spiritual ancestors and consider many things to be of 'godly nature'. It is a way of honoring myself and others as unique and beautiful. Namaste
2007-08-20 02:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by Yogini 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Namaste means i bow to you. It is used in most indian languages. It is a way of greeting one another. Namaste is very respectful term used.
2007-08-20 01:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Namaste is when someone will bow too you in peace and goodwill.
I prefer to shake the hand that feeds me.
2007-08-20 01:28:22 · answer #4 · answered by Drop short and duck 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Namao in indian means follow respectively the hollyman did.
The ancient religious Alliens seperated into 2 ways:
Firstly was Creek who developed the material culture, styles of life but created war then ruined.
Secondly was Hindru, the heart developement for human enlightenment then it developed to Budhaist nirvana.
Namao means following respectively.
2007-08-20 01:25:13 · answer #5 · answered by johnkamfailee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A greeting among Hindu's which includes a bow and hands pressed together, pointed upwards against the chest.
literally it means " I bow to you".
Shown in many movies from the 40s I don't think I have seen it lately though. Although wiki says that people associate it with yoga and vegetarianism.
2007-08-20 01:20:56 · answer #6 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know that it is sometimes used as a simple greeting, but my understanding of it is this:
The Light in me beholds, and honors, the Light in you.
The part of me that is a spark of the Divine Fire recognizes that same spark in you.
I bow to that which is the Universal Source in you.
2007-08-20 03:38:54 · answer #7 · answered by Raven's Voice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Literal meaning is "I bow to you".
When people say it to me, I understand it as something like a "good day" with a spiritual element (not a great description, it's hard to accurately describe it!)
2007-08-20 01:22:09 · answer #8 · answered by Tom :: Athier than Thou 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've heard a lot of different things. Most are about "acknowledging our shared nature" or "I acknowledge the God that is you, and is also me" or more simply "All is one."
It's a very beautiful sentiment, the true and full acknowlegement that the golden rule is not a proscription (i.e. what one "should" do), but a description (i.e. what one will do) when they realized their true nature. Nameste means that God is all, and we are God, and that is all one needs to know for right action.
2007-08-20 01:20:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The divine in me recognizes the divine in you.
Namaste
2007-08-20 02:49:10 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋