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| NAMASTE "Namaste" : a greeting, indigenous to India, used commonly there, and in other spiritually oriented communities such as Buddhist, Hindu, New Age, and New Thought to name a few. It is sanskrit, and has several interpretations, although the intent is usually thus: "Recognizing the Divinity in you, Knowing the Divinity in me, we are One." It's a blessing as well as greeting, a benediction as well as invocation. |
We've called our home page NAMASTE because that's what we are all about. The implications of that name are that we believe in the basic divinity of all life, that the very nature of life is divine, having been brought forth out of The Divine. We do not believe in the idea that people are generally evil and require forgiveness just for being born. Buddhists and Hindus believe very nearly the same thing. Buddhists call it Buddha Nature, and Hindus call it Brahman or Atman. Even religions with roots in Judaism can agree that there was not one thing made that God did not make. And when God finished with Creation, He looked on it and declared it to be good. This is the nature of the life of all beings, whether they are human, animal, or plant. All receive their life from That which cannot be named. Email Me |
| Spirituality | When we are involved in things that are not physical, mental, or emotional, and yet we are not dead, it can be said that we are involved in things of a spiritual nature. Religion is of a spiritual nature, but religion is not the same as spirituality. Spirituality is what gives life to a religion. One can be spiritual and not belong to a religion. Conversely, one can be religious without being spiritual. Spirituality is connected with the idea of "one-ness", or unity. Religion can support that concept, but more often it seeks to regulate what is allowed in the name of spirituality. |
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Religion is more about the actions and rituals involved in spirituality. We often say we do something "religiously" meaning that we do it on a regular basis, or ritually. But don't think that because something is ritualistic it is bad. Ritual provides a framework for learning and understanding just what we think of when we are contemplating spirituality. |
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