-THE MEANING BEHIND THE WORD-

I have heard various definitions of the word and they are all inspiring. These are my favourite interpretations and I hope you can identify with one. 

"I greet the place in you which is of truth, of love, and of peace."

"I bow to the divine in you."

“The light in me greets the light in you.”

"I honour the place in you of Love, of Life, of Truth, of Peace.  I honour the place in you where the entire universe resides.  I honour the place in you where, if you are in this place in you, and I am in this place in me, we are One."

"I greet the god within you."

“The spirit in me recognises the spirit in you.”

It is a greeting and a farewell that recognizes that within us all there is a place of common ground, which exists because we are all sharing a lifetime on this earth together. 

Hands are placed together like a knife so that people may cut through all the differences that may exist and immediately get to that place which is shared between all people across all cultures throughout the world. 

There will always be a place within us that we can come back to for the shared experience of being human beings moving through life on this plane of existence.