Why, in India, we join palms to greet others? இருகரம் கூப்பி வணக்கம் சொல்வதின் நன்மைகள் என்ன?

Our hands are connected to two sides of brain and when we join palms to greet, both brains unite in function. In India, the foremost cultural practice is greeting with joined palms and wishing 'Vanakkam' or 'Namaskaaram' or 'Namaste'. It is a way of showing love and respect from the Atma within to Atma in the other. All the sects of Santana Dharma like Buddhism, Jainism, Shaivism, Vaishnavism join palms to greet and show respect to the divinity in people. This practice proves 'I am Atman' is the truth. The essence of all Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita is 'I am Brahman/Atman/Pure consciousness'. In foreign countries, people shake hands or hug each other during meet and greet. It also symbolises the union of souls. If we assume atom as the smallest unit of any matter, then atom is God because it is omnipresent. If the infrastructure of atom varies, the form and name of the object shall vary. Then all that you see is God! 'Tat Tvam Asi' - 'That I am' Send us Fan Mail Let Wisdom Flourish! Let Peace Prevail! Let us protect Mother earth! Let us protect the Universe! Santhosam https://universalpeacefoundation.org