heartfully
22 December 2009, 08:33 AM
Namaste,
Are there other expressions like namaste in Hinduism? Is there an equivalent to "God willing" or "thank God" or "God bless you" (or Goddess bless you, etc).
One other thing I wanted to ask for comments on: I fell in love with greeting others with namaste when I first heard it years ago. Most people feel a warmth in their heart to hear it. But now and then, it has offended (ie- some Unitarian Universalists),
When I say namaste to an atheist, I risk offending, but its not like an atheist wears a a scarlet letter or anything, :D . Anyhoo, is it wrong to try to say to the person who was offended, "I am saying that I see the Divine within you and me, but I am not saying you see the same in you or me." Would that be an appropriate response? For a long time I stopped saying namaste as a greeting because I didn't want to offend.
Love to you,
Heartfully
Are there other expressions like namaste in Hinduism? Is there an equivalent to "God willing" or "thank God" or "God bless you" (or Goddess bless you, etc).
One other thing I wanted to ask for comments on: I fell in love with greeting others with namaste when I first heard it years ago. Most people feel a warmth in their heart to hear it. But now and then, it has offended (ie- some Unitarian Universalists),
When I say namaste to an atheist, I risk offending, but its not like an atheist wears a a scarlet letter or anything, :D . Anyhoo, is it wrong to try to say to the person who was offended, "I am saying that I see the Divine within you and me, but I am not saying you see the same in you or me." Would that be an appropriate response? For a long time I stopped saying namaste as a greeting because I didn't want to offend.
Love to you,
Heartfully