Hi Namaste!

 

Looks like you're new to this board! A hearty welcome to you, and I hope you like it here!

 

 

for those who may not know what 'namaste' means, it basically means 'greetings'; for more on 'Namaste' :

 

http://realmagick.com/articles/06/2206.html

 

 

excerpt:

The term Namaste is commonly used within new-age, yoga and reiki circles. It is a respectful greeting, both as a welcome and a saying good-bye. This Sanskrit word was brought to the western world by spiritual seekers in India and Nepal. I’m sure it has become so popular because this salutation addresses the inner man, where western greetings focus on attention for the outer person.

Here are several translations for Namaste:

 

“I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells. I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Truth, of Light, and of Peace. When you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, We are One. “

 

“The God(dess) in me greets and honors the God(dess) in you.”

 

"I salute the divine qualities in you."

 

"I salute the God within You."

 

"My soul bows to your soul.”.

 

"The Great Perfection within me honors the Great Perfection within you".

ok, i think the title wasn't clear so nobody's posting on here! :rolleyes:

Wow- thanks for doing all that research!

 

I really enjoy doing yoga, and that is what we say when we finish our class together.

 

I always thought of it as meaning "The divine in me recognizes the divine in you"

 

I don't recognize your flag... where are you from?

hi ya!

 

well you thought correct then! ;)

 

but yeah, we say namaste as a greeting, whenever we meet others or when we part. well actually, there are so many other greetings too that we can say! hahah life's very colorful!

 

I'm right here in the U.S. , but the flag is kind of a spoof on some folks here who put up flags of any odd country! lol

I already knew what namaste meant, but actually reading up on it is quite nice...there's lots of things i take for granted in my culture that were it not for the internet, would be hard for me to explain! :lol: :/

Do you practice yoga yourself? or are you just on the up and up of 'new age' stuff?

I used to practice it, not anymore...not for a long time now. and yep, i'm into new age stuff as well :)

 

are you? like do you listen to Enya? haha

i love Enya!

*keke I'm posting in here because I have a random flag*

 

Hey mr. musiclova! How's it going?

 

And welcome to the board Namaste!

I like Enya a lot- wear much pachouli? teehee

hahaha yep yep!

 

wow i'm getting a deja vu feeling just about now when i read that! :stunned:

Miss Colleen, I'm doing quite well, but howcome u nevva evva ping me on msn! :P

 

how's u? are you still in that pink room? :/

 

*hugs*

wait...that's a track of hers, right? :huh:

Welcome to the board Namaste!

 

And Musiclover, this was a nice thread for you to start, even though i didn't know what it was at first.

Miss Colleen, I'm doing quite well, but howcome u nevva evva ping me on msn! :P

 

how's u? are you still in that pink room? :/

 

*hugs*

 

Oi, sorry about msn. But any time I see you online you've already messaged me! :P

 

And I'm doing pretty well. Yep, my room's still pink @ my dad's. It's not so bad. His house is really nice. Plus, it's MY room, no more sharing a room with my little bro. :smug:

Welcome to the board, Namaste :) :D

Namaste is such a cool word.

My friend's mum is a yoga teacher and she uses that word all the time.

Really amusing...

:rolleyes: haha.

 

hey ya namaste! Im Sara from singapore. bleh.. how i hate that country.. :(

anyway, ive got a question for you.. which i think is stupidly obvious but oh well... are you a japanese american?

Welcome to the board Namaste!

 

And Musiclover, this was a nice thread for you to start, even though i didn't know what it was at first.

 

 

thanks. and yep, i realized that some folks might not catch on to the 'namaste' spin in the 'namaste, namaste' title :cool: it's quite alright :-)

sacred_ash, I think she's a Canadian (dunno about the Japanese-Canadian part, if any). Why do you think she would be Japanese? :huh:

Oi Colleen....sweet sista! that's cool u like your new place and settling in! :-)

 

**Hugs** :kiss:

Hello Namaste :)

 

I like it....nice word :blush:

hi Fifi!! :-)

 

i likes the name Fiona too! :) :kiss:

Hey there Namaste!

 

My name would be Charlie :D