Sat Sri Akal
Sat Siri Akal: Great True Undying
What Is SAT
Sat is derived from word Satya is a Sanskrit word that loosely translates into English as "truth" or "correct." It is a term of power due to its purity and meaning and has become the emblem of many peaceful social movements, particularly those centered on social justice, environmentalism and vegetarianism.
What Is SHRI
Shri is a word which denotes respect
What Is Akaal
Why to Fold your Hands
This is one title for God. This was used as a greeting as well as a war-cry. It was recognised that ones killed in battle (friend or foe) would meet the undying God.
When two sikhs meets they says sat shri akaal by folding there hands For, Sikhs, of course, the greeting of choice is "Sat Shri Akaal," the two hands pressed together and held near the heart with the head gently bowed as one says, "Sat shri akaal". Thus it is both a spoken greeting and a gesture, a Mantr(a) and a Mudr(a). The prayerful hand position is a Mudr(a) called Anjali, from the root Anj, "to adorn, honor, celebrate or anoint." The hands held in union signify the oneness of an apparently dual cosmos, the bringing together of spirit and matter, or the self meeting the Self. It has been said that the right hand represents the higher nature or that which is divine in us, while the left hand represents the lower, worldly nature.