In yoga practice, we cross our legs, sit upright, straighten our backs, then put our hands together, put them on our chests, exhale from our lungs, and say the word of “namaste”!
At the beginning, when i did this, i simply felt that i was thanking my yoga teacher.
But gradually, in the day by day yoga practice, from the physical exercise to the spiritual precipitation, more and more understand this simple action without the need to labor the bones, the original has such a deep layer of meaning.
When we put our fingers together and join our palms, it means that we are unifying our five senses and five perceptions; when we put our palms together in front of our heart and chest, it means that our unifying perceptions will be realized by our heart, and our external self will be united with our inner being, and we will exist in the world as one.
In such a state, the word "Namaste" Is not just a verbal "Thank you"; it is a clear understanding of the true goodness and beauty of our own and each other's nature, and the divinity of all the cycles of operation that live around us. It is the great way that has brought us all to where we are and allowed us to be where we are.
When practicing yoga, it is especially easy to think about life. From the stretching of the muscles and bones, we find that life is speaking to each of us differently through our bodies. Some people receive the body saying, "You're too tense, relax!" Others hear the body saying, "Hang in there, it's not that hard, just get through it!"
The pure divine nature of life is "Non-judgmental". For as soon as something begins, it has sown its fruit, and this fruit will reap itself; but throughout the process, life does not tell you whether you are right or wrong. It gives us unlimited dimensions to think about, explore, and take risks, and lets us be in charge of the outcome we want. Through this experience, we move from self-awareness to perception of external objects, then to empathy with our surroundings and back to self-adjustment. It is like a series of yoga postures in one session: We first let go of ourselves, then stretch ourselves, and finally come back to ourselves.
At this point, the namaste, with the fingers together and palms in front of the heart and chest, is the realization of all the divine essence and the feeling that leads to the completion of one's life.
Such gratitude is not because of any luck or crowning, but because of a clear understanding of yourself, each other, and everything around you, which makes your empathy wider and wider, and your appreciation of life's offerings more and more precious.
As you say "Namaste" More and more, you may suddenly realize that you are not a passive person waiting for fate to look upon you, but, on the contrary, you are an active person looking upon fate. It is because life reveals all its beauty long before we step into the unknown, but it is only whether we can experience it or not, whether we can perceive it or not; and through the practice of yoga, in every step that we can get closer to the essence of life in body and mind, we can see, feel and catch it.
When i think back to the beginning of yoga, i wanted to become better and better in mind and body; but now i look back and realize that the path of yoga is not about becoming better and better, but about learning to see ourselves and the world around us as beautiful as they are.