{"id":18,"date":"2009-11-09T14:17:21","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T14:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omsweetom\/2009\/11\/namaste.html"},"modified":"2009-11-09T14:17:21","modified_gmt":"2009-11-09T14:17:21","slug":"namaste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omsweetom\/2009\/11\/namaste.html","title":{"rendered":"Namaste! (Now can I get an Amen?)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omsweetom\/2009\/11\/3-times-a-day.html\">blogged the other day about the concept of holy envy<\/a>, and the broader idea of learning from one another&#8217;s spiritual traditions. <\/p>\n<p>So you can imagine how pleased I was when I came across this little gem, in which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macedoniamacon.org\/pastorsmith.html\">Pastor Eddie D. Smith<\/a> speaks about the Hindu concept of greeting someone with the term <i>Namaste<\/i> and applies it especially to the plight of young Black men: <\/p>\n<p><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/izzNFCtFyyY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/izzNFCtFyyY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><br \/><\/object><!--more-->I have to admit, I couldn&#8217;t help but hitting &#8220;re-play&#8221; as soon as thevideo ended. I like this video a lot. I like the fact that the Pastor was respectful and honestabout where the word comes from, and yet applied it in a way that isfresh and relevant to the needs of his congregation and community.<\/p>\n<p>And in the process, I&#8217;ve gained a new appreciation for this beautiful part ofmy own tradition and what a powerful concept it really is.<\/p>\n<p>Namaste, Pastor Smith! And thank you. <\/p>\n<p><i>(Special thanks to Kripamoya at <a href=\"http:\/\/deshika.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/01\/namaste-brother\/\">The Vaishnava Voice<\/a>, one of my blogging heroes, for the heads-up on this one.)<\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I blogged the other day about the concept of holy envy, and the broader idea of learning from one another&#8217;s spiritual traditions. So you can imagine how pleased I was when I came across this little gem, in which Pastor Eddie D. 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