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Namaste - What does this mean?

I have a colleague from India who uses the "greeting" - but adds it to goodbye.

Also - Time for saying happy holidays!
 
Thanks. I heard the older person saying this to a younger individual.
Cheers,
ARTY
 
It is commonly accompanied by a slight bow made with the hands pressed together, palms touching, in front of the chest.

In a normal context this word is a respectful way of greeting someone. Generally done by younger (or in a hiearchy - underlings) to elders/higher-ups, although, the elders reply back in the same manner.

In a religious context this word can be taken to mean any of these:

The Spirit in me meets the same Spirit in you.
I greet that place where you and I are one.
I salute the Light of God in you.
I bow to the divine in you.
I recognize that within each of us is a place where Divinity dwells, and when we are in that place, we are One.
My higher energy salutes your higher energy.
The God in me sees and honors the God in you.
May the God within you, bless you
The Divine within me sees and honors the Divine within you.
In other words, it recognizes the equality of all, and pays honor to the sacredness and interconnection of all, as well as to the source of that interconnection. Namaskar is the term for such greetings, and is also used as a greeting itself.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste

I was fairly close I think/
 
It sounds right to me. The person was on the phone, and it may have been a reply.
Thanks,
and happy holidays.
Namaste
 
Yep. From what I understand from my wife (Indian), that's a close enough translation. I've also heard it as "I salute that which is within you that is divine".
 
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