Something has been 'niggling' at the back of my mind for a while now.
I have noticed a recurring theme, in different faiths, and in some cultures - nemely, bowing from the waist, in the manner of reverence, or greeting with reverence.
Whilst Meditating one day, I was aware of a feeling of energy flowing out of my crown Chakra; actually, it felt more like 'two way traffic'. As I thought of this, I became aware that I had subconsciously been bowing to my loved ones, and that the effect of presenting crown chakras to each other was 'facilitating' communication.
The crown chakra, of course, is located at the top of the head and is linked on a physical level to the pituitary gland. The third eye chakra is situated in the middle of the forehead and is connected to the pineal gland on a physical level.
Namaste (Thank you Lilithu) almost seems to 'fit in' with this theory, and I then realized the bowing of priests and the congregation in churches as a form of reverence and preparation for prayer.
All these suggestions point to a sense of submitting oneself to another, with complete humility. Significantly, Namaste, in Yoga, Buddhism cognates with the Greek nemo, nemos and nosmos; to the Latin nemus, the Old Saxon niman, and the German neman and nehman. All these expressions have the general sense of obeisance, homage and veneration. Also important here is to note that the root 'nama' is a neuter one, the significance of which will be elaborated upon later. The word nama is split into two, na and ma. Na signifies negation and ma represents mine. The meaning would then be 'not mine'. The import being that the individual soul belongs entirely to the Supreme soul, which is identified as residing in the individual towards whom the namaste is directed. Indeed there is nothing that the soul can claim as its own. Namaste is thus the necessary rejection of 'I' and the associated phenomena of egotism. It is said that 'ma' in nama means death (spiritual), and when this is negated (na-ma), it signifies immortality.
The whole action of namaste unfolds itself at three levels: mental, physical, and verbal.The gesture (or mudra) of namaste is a simple act made by bringing together both palms of the hands before the heart, and lightly bowing the head. In the simplest of terms it is accepted as a humble greeting straight from the heart and reciprocated accordingly.
Namaste is a composite of the two Sanskrit words, nama, and te. Te means you, and nama has the following connotations:
I have noticed a recurring theme, in different faiths, and in some cultures - nemely, bowing from the waist, in the manner of reverence, or greeting with reverence.
Whilst Meditating one day, I was aware of a feeling of energy flowing out of my crown Chakra; actually, it felt more like 'two way traffic'. As I thought of this, I became aware that I had subconsciously been bowing to my loved ones, and that the effect of presenting crown chakras to each other was 'facilitating' communication.
The crown chakra, of course, is located at the top of the head and is linked on a physical level to the pituitary gland. The third eye chakra is situated in the middle of the forehead and is connected to the pineal gland on a physical level.
Namaste (Thank you Lilithu) almost seems to 'fit in' with this theory, and I then realized the bowing of priests and the congregation in churches as a form of reverence and preparation for prayer.
All these suggestions point to a sense of submitting oneself to another, with complete humility. Significantly, Namaste, in Yoga, Buddhism cognates with the Greek nemo, nemos and nosmos; to the Latin nemus, the Old Saxon niman, and the German neman and nehman. All these expressions have the general sense of obeisance, homage and veneration. Also important here is to note that the root 'nama' is a neuter one, the significance of which will be elaborated upon later. The word nama is split into two, na and ma. Na signifies negation and ma represents mine. The meaning would then be 'not mine'. The import being that the individual soul belongs entirely to the Supreme soul, which is identified as residing in the individual towards whom the namaste is directed. Indeed there is nothing that the soul can claim as its own. Namaste is thus the necessary rejection of 'I' and the associated phenomena of egotism. It is said that 'ma' in nama means death (spiritual), and when this is negated (na-ma), it signifies immortality.
The whole action of namaste unfolds itself at three levels: mental, physical, and verbal.The gesture (or mudra) of namaste is a simple act made by bringing together both palms of the hands before the heart, and lightly bowing the head. In the simplest of terms it is accepted as a humble greeting straight from the heart and reciprocated accordingly.
Namaste is a composite of the two Sanskrit words, nama, and te. Te means you, and nama has the following connotations:
- To bend
- To bow
- To sink
- To incline
