The root of worship is the guru's feet

"He must increase : I must decrease."  —John 3:30

One beautiful summer afternoon a long time ago now Swamiji, chauffeured by Jaya, drove up to where I was standing alone in a field, opened up the car door, stuck his feet out the side of the car, and said "Take off my sandals." I did, without saying a word. He drove off, without saying a word.

"ES IST ICH"

The root of meditation is the guru's form

The root of worship is the guru's feet

The root of mantra is the guru's word

The root of liberation is the guru's grace

                                    — Guru Gita 76



Dhyana mulam guror murtih

Puja mulam guroh padam

Mantra mulam guror vakyam

Moksha mulam guroh krpa



"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last."

John 1:1-17

In the beginning was the Veda, and the Veda was with God, and the Veda was God.

The same was in the beginning with God.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehends it not.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

And the Veda was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, "This was he of whom I spoke: 'He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.'"

And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.