In India there is a beautiful greeting, in which the palms are placed together, and you bow to the other person. Do you know what that means? MOYERS: No. CAMPBELL: The position of the palms together—this we use when we pray, do we not? That is a greeting which says that the god that is in you recognizes the god in the other. These people are aware of the divine presence in all things. When you enter an Indian home as a guest, you are greeted as a visiting deity.
