Namaste verse Shaking Hands in the year of Coronavirus

[ManSinha]

**Off topic
The Sikh greeting of Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa; Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh is also expressed formally the same way - as is Sat Sri Akal

Both IMO have ties to Advaita philosophy as @Aupmanyav and I have agreed on

As to bowing - I only do that to a copy of the SGGS - and thereby is a conundrum - I carry the entire content in an app on my phone - so do I bow to my phone? If yes - how often? since I use the darn thing all day

But back to the bowing piece I am in the camp of not bowing before anyone - I even had a terse discussion with my own father when I was getting engaged and flatly told him I would not be touching my in-laws feet

I - for the record - never bowed or touched the feet of my parents even

But that is just me

 

[Aupmanyav]

Surely, differ with you here, Man. For me, bowing and touching the feet is a blessing and privilege. All elders in the family and a possibly a few swamis outside it. Sankaracharyas (even if I may differ with them), Adgadananda, Kripalu ji Maharaj (both deceased), Avadheshananda, etc. (though I do not come across any of them).