The word namaskar is derived from the Sanskrit base namaha, which means “not me” and refers to bowing in reverence. Sadhguru has said, “If you hold namaskar and look upon someone or something with loving attention, you will begin to harmonize.”
Sadhguru reminds us of the spiritual possibilities of namaskar for ourselves and others. “When you see a person, whether it is in your workplace, on the street, at home, or anywhere else, the nature of human intellect is such, the moment it sees, it will make a judgment – ‘this is okay in that person, this is not okay in that person. He is good, he is not good, he is beautiful, he is ugly’ – all kinds of things. You don’t even have to consciously think all this. In a moment, these assessments and judgments are made. And your judgments may be completely wrong because they all are coming from your past experiences of life. They will not allow you to experience something or someone the way they are right now, which is very important. If you want to work effectively in any field, one thing is, if someone comes in front of you, to be able to grasp them the way they are right now is most important. How they were yesterday does not matter. How they are this moment is important. So, the first thing is you bow down. Once you bow down, your likes and dislikes become mild, not strong, because you recognize the source of creation within them. This is the intention behind doing namaste.”
With today’s coronavirus pandemic, using namaskar not only reminds us of the connection between others and ourselves, but also helps beat the coronavirus in a conscious way.
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