Namaste
is used by Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, and other religions and
is increasingly heard throughout other esoteric and spiritual circles-
particularly modern day yoga practitioners across the globe as it is
often translated through Sanskrit. Namaste originates in South Asia- namely India, where it has two formal presentations, Namaskar and Namaskara and is often accompanied by a mudra- (energy generating hand/finger posture) in which the palms are placed together and held at the heart center, then brought to the forehead or third eye center. This gesture could be understood as a surrender of ego to spirit and recognition that the life force within the individual is the same life force which resides in all other beings in this universe. Therefore it is a statement of unity and acceptance.
