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, . 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
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