Namaste? Or not?

kristinm · Apr 30th, 2007, 07:43

How do you get the quote in the box?

kristinm · Apr 30th, 2007, 07:45

I thought it was a bit more than 'I bow to you' and although an agnostic by nature and (as you may have gathered from other posts) not a hippy! I do love that recognition that we are all one.. it' such a nice place from which to begin!

machadinha · Apr 30th, 2007, 07:47

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Originally Posted by kristinm

When one is in the presence of a holy Hindu person should one turn it into a lower deeper kind of bow?

I think the bow is usually a barely-perceivable nod.

If you're a true devotee I suppose you'd do well stooping down and touching his/her feet.

machadinha · Apr 30th, 2007, 07:49

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Originally Posted by kristinm

How do you get the quote in the box?

Hehe, when you go "quote," it should be there already. There's a tag in front and at the end of the quote; when selecting just a part, leave those tags intact. I think you've been removing either, or parts of them.

It's no big deal, just makes posts easier to read.

capt_mahajan · Apr 30th, 2007, 07:50

kristinm, click quote on the right bottom of the post you want to quote, and type in your reply...

there is a multiquote too, now, but later...

crossposted with mach

kristinm · Apr 30th, 2007, 07:53

I like that thing that Irish comic used to sign off with 'may your god go with you'. I just feel we're not polite enough these days! Not polite - wrong word - too polite?? Not human enough...

machadinha · Apr 30th, 2007, 07:54

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Originally Posted by kristinm

I thought it was a bit more than 'I bow to you'

Wikipedia claims to quote the Oxford Dictionary:

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The word is derived from Sanskrit (namas): to bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, and (te): "to you".

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I like that thing that Irish comic used to sign off with 'may your god go with you'.

capt_mahajan · Apr 30th, 2007, 07:59

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Originally Posted by kristinm

I like that thing that Irish comic used to sign off with 'may your god go with you'.

err, some of us don't have gods

I will settle for 'May the Force be with you' instead.

kristinm · Apr 30th, 2007, 08:04

Well - since you bring it up, the number of people who list 'Jedi' as their religion in the Australian census grows each year! I love a bit of civil disobedience don't you???

We all have something we bow down before and that makes us feel great don't we? I think my god might be food...or the ocean...

That's why I like that phrase 'may your god go with you' it's so open ended!

machadinha · Apr 30th, 2007, 08:08

Hm I understood it more to mean There's the door and you can take your ^&% deity with you. The way I know my Irish anyway

kristinm · Apr 30th, 2007, 08:16

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Originally Posted by machadinha

Hm I understood it more to mean There's the door and you can take your ^&% deity with you. The way I know my Irish anyway

That is also very possible - what WAS his name? He was missing a finger and used to sit in a chair with a glass of whisky, I think he died recently.

kristinm · Apr 30th, 2007, 08:30

What is that old joke about the Pope? It's hard to convey in typing!!! but I'll try

Some Australians are at the Vatican square and in true Aussie fashion come equipped with an esky full of beer and start up 'aussie aussie aussie'. The Pope comes right over to them and begins speaking vehemently in German whilst making the sign of the cross... The Australians leader - momentarily silenced and awed - turns to an English speaking official 'Wow - we've been blessed by the Pope'... "No mate" he replies "that was no blessing" (and here you're supposed to do the up down side to side crossing/pointing action as you tell the punchline) "he was saying .. you, your mates, and your esky *#@@ off back to Sydney"

kristinm · Apr 30th, 2007, 08:36

Sorry - an esky is a portable cooler

Sama · Apr 30th, 2007, 09:20

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

My understanding of Namaste (Namaskaram in South) is that it is used to greet Hindu people, and that it means I recognise god is within you.

Namaste -- "The Divine in me honors the Divine in you", the traditional ending of a yoga class. hands held in anjali mudra

I always "namaste" at the end of my classes and bow and put my forehead on the floor to show gratitude to my students. My students namaste and bow to me as their teacher and to honor my teachers and my teachers' teachers going back to sage Patanjali.

!

vmehra24 · Apr 30th, 2007, 10:28

There is no god or divine in namaste. It is a straightforward derivation from the Sanskrit root--num--that means to bow or bend. It is literally "(I) bow".

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Apr 30th, 2007, 07:43	#16
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	How do you get the quote in the box?

Apr 30th, 2007, 07:45	#17
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	I thought it was a bit more than 'I bow to you' and although an agnostic by nature and (as you may have gathered from other posts) not a hippy! I do love that recognition that we are all one.. it' such a nice place from which to begin!

Apr 30th, 2007, 07:50	#20
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,105	kristinm, click quote on the right bottom of the post you want to quote, and type in your reply... there is a multiquote too, now, but later... crossposted with mach

Apr 30th, 2007, 07:53	#21
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	I like that thing that Irish comic used to sign off with 'may your god go with you'. I just feel we're not polite enough these days! Not polite - wrong word - too polite?? Not human enough...

Apr 30th, 2007, 08:04	#24
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	Well - since you bring it up, the number of people who list 'Jedi' as their religion in the Australian census grows each year! I love a bit of civil disobedience don't you??? We all have something we bow down before and that makes us feel great don't we? I think my god might be food...or the ocean... That's why I like that phrase 'may your god go with you' it's so open ended!

Apr 30th, 2007, 08:08	#25
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,561	Hm I understood it more to mean There's the door and you can take your ^&% deity with you. The way I know my Irish anyway

Apr 30th, 2007, 08:30	#27
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	What is that old joke about the Pope? It's hard to convey in typing!!! but I'll try Some Australians are at the Vatican square and in true Aussie fashion come equipped with an esky full of beer and start up 'aussie aussie aussie'. The Pope comes right over to them and begins speaking vehemently in German whilst making the sign of the cross... The Australians leader - momentarily silenced and awed - turns to an English speaking official 'Wow - we've been blessed by the Pope'... "No mate" he replies "that was no blessing" (and here you're supposed to do the up down side to side crossing/pointing action as you tell the punchline) "he was saying .. you, your mates, and your esky *#@@ off back to Sydney"

Apr 30th, 2007, 08:36	#28
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	Sorry - an esky is a portable cooler

Apr 30th, 2007, 10:28	#30
vmehra24 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 197	There is no god or divine in namaste. It is a straightforward derivation from the Sanskrit root--num--that means to bow or bend. It is literally "(I) bow".

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