About Namaste
Namaste is the word used as a common form of customary salutation in India, especially in Hindu religion both physical and spoken, when two individual meet. Namaste is basically a way of saying “Hello” but literally speaking it is much more than just saying ‘hello’. Namaste is also used in performing yoga. Also it is widely used in the Buddhist culture. It is believed that it has its origin in Indus Valley Civilization.
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Meaning:
Namaste is a Sanskrit word and when two words “NAMAH” and “TE” joined together it will give you the meaning of Namaste. NAMAH means “bow” and TE means “you”. So literally when you say Namaste you mean “I bow to you by giving up false ego” or “I recognize your presence” or “the divine spirit in my heart is same as yours”. The joining of hands in unison represents the meeting of spirits. You could not say any better word than this when you greet others. To give you an idea about how to pronounce Namaste, it is like this “Nam-a-stay”.
How Namaste is done:
It is a gesture which is used in various contexts. To say Namaste you need to fold your hands, touch your palms and bring the hands at the centre of your eye accompanied by slight bowing of your head and then bringing the hands in front of your heart so that your thumb finger touching your heart and the last finger showing the other person whom you are greeting. Thumb finger indicates your heart and last finger indicates the person to whom you are greeting to convey the message that the divine spirit in my heart (also known as Chakra) is same as yours.
Usually a Hindu devotee folds his hands, touches his palms and brings the hands at the centre of his eye and closes his eyes accompanied by bowing in front of God to take the blessings.
While performing yogasana Namaste is most commonly done at the beginning to pray the god to help you to go deeper in to various asanas and at the end to say thank you.
Importance:
When we join our hands together it brings together positive and negative energy which is in our body.
It connects the right and left hemispheres of our brain which means it unifies our active and receptive nature.
This posture acts as a loop to connect the energy to the heart centre which is the strong source of electric energy in our body.
For a change you can say Namaste instead of hello or just a hand shake when you meet your friends or colleagues. It makes you even and refreshes your mood with peace and respect and diffuses your tension. Try it and feel the change. “NAMASTE”.
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