“NAMASTE: A Respectful Greeting, Expression of Gratitude, & Deep Spiritual Connection”
Dear Friends!. NAMASTE,
In the World of Yoga and Spirituality the term “NAMASTE” combined with its corresponding physical gesture (mudra) carries a profound sense of respect and unity.
In India, the use of the term is not limited merely to conventional sense of greeting but it enables person to acknowledge the divine spark within him/her self and each – individual.
“We express it by joining the palms before the heart and dropping the head slightly to the hands and heart, and We Say: Namaste”
Literally, the word namaste which is the compound of Namah/Namas + Te.
(Namas or Namah = A bow, reverential salutation, sense of adoration and obeisance. Te = to Thee/You). Therefore,-
“I bow to You, or My salutation to You.”
It also implies: “Not me but You.”
In yogic wisdom tradition, it is acknowledged that three fundamental forces originate from the core of our being, shaping our entire personality. These forces are:
1. Iccha-Shakti 2. Jnana-Shakti 3. Kriya-Shakti
The power of will is Iccha-Shakti, the power of knowledge is Jnana-Shakti, and the power of creativity and action is Kriya-Shakti. The power of will is in the Heart, the power of knowledge is in the Head, and the power of action is in the Hands.
In the conventional state of a person’s awareness, these three forces remain scattered and dispersed. Namaste works to harmonize and align these forces, guiding us back to our core – essence and helping us recognize the divinity within.
“This signifies that I am the first one I greet. I recognize the divinity within Myself first.”
NAMASTE
- I join my power of will, power of knowledge, and power of action to the divine power and worship the divinity in You.
- With all the power of action in My Hands, With all the power of love and will in My Heart, With all the power of knowledge in My Head, I humbly bow down to the divinity within YOU.
~ OM tat sat
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Vimal bhaiya how beautifully you initiate your each word like pearls in a garland; Thank You.
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So beautifully put sir. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Namaste.
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Sir, you have beautifully explained Namaste, now I can explain it to the western world the in-depth meaning of our Namaste 🙏
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Thank you brother Vimal ji, for introducing me to this platform. i earnestly wish to learn from the depths of your insight into the subject.
Pranam
Beautiful! Thank you! Namaste! I have also heard of Namaskar, such as in Satguru’s satsangs. Is that a dialectical preference used in South India?
Yes.
A wonderful explanation of the deep meaning in a simple words. Thank you ji. 🙏
NAMASTE
In the West, many teachers use the term Namaste not to greet at the beginning of the class but instead to close the class and dismiss the practitioners – is it an incorrect use of the term?
Thank you
It can be used in the beginning to greet and at the end to conclude.