Guest guest Report post Posted January 6, 2003 <Namah Shivaya> means "I bow to Shiva." <Namaste> means "I bow to Thee." Depends, I suppose, on whether you want to label the Deity who dwells in the Heart. I once worked with an Indian man here in New York, who, once he learned I was interested in Things Hindu, always greeted me with folded palms and a "Hare Krishna." I always responded, palms pressed, with "Jai Ma!" -- Len/Kalipadma Enticed is the bee of my mind/ By the black lotus feet of my Divine Mother./ On Mon, 06 Jan 2003 22:47:55 -0600 Kenna <kenna writes: > Namah Shivaya dear Siblings, > > Could anyone comment on the difference between ³Namah Shivaya² and > ³Namaste² > as a greeting? In Amma¹s community, the former is used. In other > places, the > latter. Could anyone explain why? > ______________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 6, 2003 Namah Shivaya dear Siblings, Could anyone comment on the difference between ³Namah Shivaya² and ³Namaste² as a greeting? In Amma¹s community, the former is used. In other places, the latter. Could anyone explain why? In Amma¹s grace, premarupa Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 6, 2003 Namah Shivayah, Premarupa, I can't comment on the difference, but the native Malayalam speaker I used to work with told me that the Malayalam greeting is "Namaskaram." I think Namaste may be another language, but am not sure. In Amma, Jyotsna --- Kenna <kenna wrote: > Namah Shivaya dear Siblings, > > Could anyone comment on the difference between > ³Namah Shivaya² and ³Namaste² > as a greeting? In Amma¹s community, the former is > used. In other places, the > latter. Could anyone explain why? > > In Amma¹s grace, > premarupa > Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 7, 2003 > > I can't comment on the difference, but the native > Malayalam speaker I used to work with told me > that the Malayalam greeting is "Namaskaram." I > think Namaste may be another language, but am > not sure. > The greeting "Namaste" is Sanskrit. It's "Namaskar" in Hindi. "Vanakkam" in Tamil - the only Tamil word I know Keval Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 7, 2003 om amritesvaryai namah i found this on the web, signed by someone named Dafydd, and thought it was accurate and well written...hope this clears things up a bit: Namaste is an ancient Sanskrit word meaning: "I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells. I honor the place in you, which is of light and peace. When you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, we are one." A very decent description for a beautiful and graceful acknowledgement. I was first introduced to namaskaram through my brother, who has lived in Nepal for many years and speaks and writes Sanskrit fluently (he's a Trantric Buddhist). A Namaste is incomplete without the accompanying gesture of bowing the head and shoulders slightly. A deeper veneration is expressed by bringing the fingers of the clasped hands to the forhead, touching the brow between the eyes. A third form is reserved for the holiest of Sat Gurus and God. In this form the palms are completely above the head, focusing consciousness in the space just above the Barhma-randhara. The spoken act in Namaste is a mantr, the gesture a mundr. The hand position in prayer is called "Anjali" - to adorn or honor. The term itself comes from the Sanskrit "Namas", meaning "bow, obeisance, reverential salutation". The root, "Nam", signifies bending, bowing, humbly submitting and becoming silent. "Te" means "to you". The act of Namaste is called Namaskaram, Nanaskar, or Namaskara, depending on the area language. Basically, to namaskaram is saying silently: "I see the Deity in both of us, and bow before Him or Her. I acknowledge the holiness of even this mundane meeting. I cannot separate that which is spiritual in us from that which is human and ordinary". In Amma, ~sucetas mon~ om lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu _______________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus 1 Tournesol reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 7, 2003 om amritesvaryai namah oh, and Namah Shivaya means "Salutations to Shiva, who resides within all as our True nature"...which amounts to the same thing as Namaste and Namaskaram... In Amma, ~sucetas mon~ om lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu _______________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus 1 Tournesol reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 9, 2003 Members of religious groups often greet each other with a prayer, even outside India. Benedictine monks say "Benedicamous Domino!" (Bless the Lord) when they see you, to which you answer, "Deo gratias" (Thanks be to God). "Om namah Shivaya" is a well-known prayer or mantra. People in the Surti/Gujerati community of my dear freind Shreedevi Munshi greet each other by saying "Jai Shri Krishna!" People in the IKSCON group say "Hare Krishna" in place of hello. Namaste and namaskaram are more generic, although respectful greetings. Aikya Ammachi, Kenna <kenna@m...> wrote: > Namah Shivaya dear Siblings, > > Could anyone comment on the difference between ³Namah Shivaya² and ³Namaste² > as a greeting? In Amma¹s community, the former is used. In other places, the > latter. Could anyone explain why? > > In Amma¹s grace, > premarupa > Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 9, 2003 > > People in the Surti/Gujerati community of my dear > freind Shreedevi > Munshi greet each other by saying "Jai Shri > Krishna!" People in the > IKSCON group say "Hare Krishna" in place of hello. > > Namaste and namaskaram are more generic, although > respectful > greetings. > At the Kripalu Center, the usual greeting was "Jai Bhagwan" (and still is, long after Yogi Desai got the boot) In addition to all the greetings above, I've also heard "Sita Ram" at my local temple. Keval Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 10, 2003 Another one the ISKCON folks use a lot is "Haribol," which roughly means, "Chant the Holy Name (Hari/Krishna)!" John. > People in the Surti/Gujerati community of my dear freind Shreedevi > Munshi greet each other by saying "Jai Shri Krishna!" People in the > IKSCON group say "Hare Krishna" in place of hello. > > Namaste and namaskaram are more generic, although respectful > greetings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 10, 2003 Ammachi, "Aikya Param <aikya>" <aikya> wrote: > > Members of religious groups often greet each other with a prayer, > even outside India. Benedictine monks say "Benedicamous Domino!" > (Bless the Lord) when they see you, to which you answer, "Deo > gratias" (Thanks be to God). "Om namah Shivaya" is a well-known > prayer or mantra. > > People in the Surti/Gujerati community of my dear freind Shreedevi > Munshi greet each other by saying "Jai Shri Krishna!" People in the > IKSCON group say "Hare Krishna" in place of hello. > > Namaste and namaskaram are more generic, although respectful > greetings. > > Aikya > > > Ammachi, Kenna <kenna@m...> wrote: > > Namah Shivaya dear Siblings, > > > > Could anyone comment on the difference between ³Namah Shivaya² and > ³Namaste² > > as a greeting? In Amma¹s community, the former is used. In other > places, the > > latter. Could anyone explain why? > > > > In Amma¹s grace, > > premarupa > > Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah > > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 10, 2003 I vaguely remember the greeting at the Chicago temple was Jai Ram. After all, it is a Rama temple. Aikya Ammachi, Mike Brooker <patria1818> wrote: > > > > People in the Surti/Gujerati community of my dear > > freind Shreedevi > > Munshi greet each other by saying "Jai Shri > > Krishna!" People in the > > IKSCON group say "Hare Krishna" in place of hello. > > > > Namaste and namaskaram are more generic, although > > respectful > > greetings. > > > > At the Kripalu Center, the usual greeting was "Jai > Bhagwan" (and still is, long after Yogi Desai got the > boot) > > In addition to all the greetings above, I've also > heard "Sita Ram" at my local temple. > > Keval > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
