Fraternal greeting
In every country in the world, people meet or part by greeting each other with a gesture of the hand.
For those who are spiritually aware, says Master Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov,
… it is a profoundly meaningful and effective gesture, through which one can encourage, comfort, enliven others, and give them much love. A greeting must be a true communion—powerful, harmonious, and alive.
When it expresses affection and respect, the gesture of the hand is spontaneous, simple, and gentle. Gestures are a language through which an invisible reality—thought or feeling—is expressed. There are abrupt, angry greetings, accompanied by bodily tension, a piercing look, or a shout. Others involve raising a clenched fist. These are gestures that reflect a commitment to determined struggle.
The fraternal greeting is different.
One must be especially mindful of what one gives through the hand: if we greet one another, it should be to do good, to give something of ourselves. One who knows how to give nothing reveals how poor and miserable they are.
A fraternal greeting is accompanied by a kind gaze, a benevolent smile, and a peaceful expression. The arm is relaxed, the palm open wide and sincere. The overall impression is warm, joyful, and harmonious.
There is no greater joy than giving what one has received from the sun. That is why, after contemplating it at length in the morning, I strive to give you something of it through my words, through my gaze, and also through my hand each time I greet you.
Every inspiration, every happiness overflowing in the heart and soul, is meant to be shared.
Offer this greeting consciously, placing much love in your gaze and in your hand, and project this love for the good of the whole world.
For a spiritual Master invites us to think of everything in universal terms.
Izvor No. 226, The Book of Divine Magic, Chapter XII
Elements of autobiography 1, p. 274
Complete Works, Vol. XIII, The New Earth, Chapter IV