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

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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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> 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

>

> 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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