Namaste is a respectful greeting, both as welcome and saying goodbye.

This Sanskrit word was brought to the western world by spiritual seekers in India and Nepal.

Here are several translations for Namaste.

The God in me greets and honors the God in you.

I salute the divine qualities in you.

I salute the God within you.

My soul bows to your soul.

The Great perfection within me honors the Great perfection within you.

I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells, I honor the place in you which is of love, of Truth, of light and of peace, when you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are one.

Traditionally Namaste is said while bringing together both palms of the hands before the heart in prayer position, and lightly bowing the head and shoulders.

Herewith you surrender your ego, show that your hands are unarmed and that you come in peace.

The hands folded in prayer position also symbolize celebration and honor.

The left and right brought together depict union and centeredness.

In Namaste you pay honor to the sacredness of all.

In this holiness you become still for a moment.

While meeting the other one on the level of the heart and soul, separation ends.


(thank-you, Alan)

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