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`Why we do Namaste?By Subhamoy DasI remember when we moved to our present home, while going for a walk with my family, we happened to meet our next door(Indian) neighbor. My wife and our 9 year old daughter greeted him with Namaste. When I met him next time after couple <strong>of</strong>days, he told me that he was surprised to see my daughter doing Namaste and that how did I teach her to do that. He asked his6 year old daughter, who was standing by to say Namaste to me, and the little girl obeyed but with questions on her face. Thepoint we are trying to put here is that we should teach our kids to do Namaste or other similar rituals by first properly explainingthe idea behind the same. In “Aastha” we would try to compile various Hindu rituals and the idea behind them for you to explainit to your children so that they don’t have questions on their face. In this issue, we present explanation on Namaste bySubhamoy Das, who is a researcher and writer on Hindu philosophy and Indology.Introduction‘Namaste’ or ‘namaskar’ is the Indian way <strong>of</strong> greeting each other. Wherever they are – on the street,in the house, in public transport, on vacation or on the phone – when Hindus meet people they knowor strangers with whom they want to initiate a conversation, namaste is the customary courtesygreeting to begin with and <strong>of</strong>ten to end with. It is not a superficial gesture or a mere word, and is forall people - young and old, friends and strangers.Namaste According to the Scriptures:Namaste and its common variants ‘namaskar,’ ‘namaskaara’ or ‘namaskaram’, is one <strong>of</strong> the five forms<strong>of</strong> formal traditional greeting mentioned in the Vedas. This is normally understood as prostration but itactually refers to paying homage or showing respect to one another, as is the practice today, whenwe greet each other.The Meaning <strong>of</strong> Namaste:In Sanskrit the word is namah + te = namaste which means “I bow to you” - my greetings,salutations or prostration to you. The word ‘namaha’ can also be literally interpreted as "na ma" (notmine). It has a spiritual significance <strong>of</strong> negating or reducing one's ego in the presence <strong>of</strong> another.How to Namaste:Bend the arms from the elbow upwards and face the two palms <strong>of</strong> the hands. Place the two palmstogether and keep the folded palms in front <strong>of</strong> the chest. Utter the word namaste and while saying theword bow the head slightly.Why Namaste:Namaste could be just a casual or formal greeting, a cultural convention or an act <strong>of</strong> worship.However, there is much more to it than meets the eye. The real meeting between people is themeeting <strong>of</strong> their minds. When we greet one another with namaste, it means, ‘may our minds meet’,indicated by the folded palms placed before the chest. The bowing down <strong>of</strong> the head is a graciousform <strong>of</strong> extending friendship in love, respect and humility.Spiritual Significance <strong>of</strong> Namaste:The reason why we do namaste has a deeper spiritual significance. It recognizes the belief that thelife force, the divinity, the Self or the God in me is the same in all. Acknowledging this oneness withthe meeting <strong>of</strong> the palms, we honor the god in the person we meet.Namaste in Prayers:During prayers, Hindus not only do namaste but also bow and close their eyes, as it were, to look intothe inner spirit. This physical gesture is sometimes accompanied by names <strong>of</strong> gods like ‘Ram Ram’,‘Jai Shri Krishna’, ‘Namo Narayana’, ‘Jai Siya Ram’ or just ‘Om Shanti’ – the common refrain in Hinduchants. This is also quite common when two devout Hindus meet - indicating the recognition <strong>of</strong> thedivinity within ourselves and extending a warm welcome to each other.
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