Let's put our hands together

sunanda · 2005-04-28T06:03:00Z

Dear ones I am on the cusp of leaving India to return to England for the Summer (I actually get back on May Day which seems quite auspicious!) For some time I have been thinking of posting this thread so here goes: One thing that I am very much going to miss (and have missed in the past) is the actual putting together of my hands in prayer position, which is something I do several times a day over here, given that the traditional greeting of 'Namaste' or 'Namaskar', which actually means 'the Divine in me salutes the Divine in you', is always accompanied by two hands, palms together, fingers pointing up, held at the level of the heart. Also when worshipping in Hindu temples, which I do a lot, one greets the Gods when one has 'darshan' (you see God and God sees you) with this same gesture, often raising the hands to the level of the third eye chakra and even over the head to symbolise the opening of the sahasrara, the seventh chakra. I have learned that this gesture, which is so common all over the world as an adjunct to prayer, is a 'mudra': this is a hand sign, or position of the hands, which sets up a linkage between certain meridians or nadis. There are many many mudras. Sometimes, in deep meditation, people's hands will start to spontaneously form mudras. They are very powerful. They are kind of the physical equivalent of a mantra, which of course is a sound, or series of sounds. Some years ago I had to spend a hugely stressful ten days in Malaga and would take myself off to the cathedral almost daily to participate in the mass. (I'm not Catholic but I reasoned that God wouldn't mind about that!) I was astonished to find that I was the only person in the congregation who was praying with my hands together. Is this something that no longer happens in christian churches? Anyway, it's also a useful symbol of contrition - say if you cut someone up while driving or something and want to make an apology from a distance. So, as I said, I will definitely miss the opportunity to use this mudra throughout the day. Be warned, if I make it to the London HP meet, I shall be the one with my hands together, namasteing everyone! Love and light sunanda xxx PS I have to mention that whenever I type my name on these often sticky Indian keyboards, the capital 'S' usually comes out as a lower case letter. What to do - I'm here to learn to lose my ego after all!

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RE: Let's put our hands together

Sunanda, you may find when you come back that if you often place your hands in namaste, many people will follow suit and enter it into their own practice! Some years back I was greeted by a fellow healer - I felt a spirit bond with him - this way. I returned it and it felt so right!

Since then I have used it more and more; first after a Reiki attunement, then during healing or my own meditative practice... I have a guide who makes me namaste when she blends with me. 😀 It is a wonderful, peaceful gesture to make - more people should do so!

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