Namaste: literal meaning: "nama" means bow, "as" means I, and "te" means you. Put it all together and it means "bow me you" or "I bow to you."
And with that, I honor you and understand that we are united and the same - we are one.
Things you can control
Sometimes ancient and contemporary wisdom traditions align beautifully:
The yoga sutras emphasize tapas (show up, take action), svadhyaya (self-reflection, wisdom) and ishvara pranidhana (surrender to something greater than yourself, which could be god or anything you are devoted to).
The serenity prayer says, "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."
