Re: Re: Namaste ... Hmmm, I was curious ...

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Thank YOU, !

Jace

ma_vicsua wrote:

> Hi,

>

> We use " namaste " as a salutation -- meaning " I salute the God within

> you " or " I salute (or recognize or acknowledge) the divine in all

> beings " quite commonly here. We usually smile at the way Westerners,

> especially Americans, make the " e " at the end of " Namaste " sound like

> the " a " in the word " stay. " The Indians here say it with an " e " as in

> " egg. "

>

> It's a recognition of the divinity in all beings -- that's why a lot

> of New Thoughters (those into the teachings of Unity, Religious

> Science, Divine Science and similar groups) love using the word

> " namaste " . BTW, Louise Hay is a Religious Science minister.

>

> Trust that helps.

>

> In light and love,

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> >

> > Happy New Year, everyone!

> >

> > My website offers me a window on the world. When it was launched a

> year

> > ago most of the people who viewed it were those who were already on my

> > mailing list for my daily inspirational / motivational quotes,

> mostly in

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> > this past year I have had the blessing of making thousands of new

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> > You might ask, " How can you consider ALL of those people friends when

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> > common and that, to me, bridges that initial gap or awkwardness when

> > people first become acquainted. "

> >

> > In this group, and within a few others I visit, I'm seeing the greeting

> > " Namaste' used quite often and so I went to my reliable search engine,

> > Google, and found the following explanation of the word's meaning.

> It's

> > a bit long but I found it very valuable as I strive to understand

> > different cultures.

> >

> > To save space in this message and because I haven't secured the

> rights /

> > permission to re-print the article in this group or anywhere else, I'll

> > provide this link for you to follow if you would like to:

> >

> > http://www.flex.com/~jai/articles/namaste1.html

> <http://www.flex.com/%7Ejai/articles/namaste1.html>

> >

> > The real explanation begins several inches down, but a few brief

> > questions and comments near the top are also helpful.

> >

> > In case you're wondering why I chose to post this particular message in

> > this group, it's because I believe that as we understand each other

> > better we can bring more peace and calm and less stress into our lives.

> >

> > Namaste

> > Jace

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