Worship

You have been born in this world as a human being to worship God, so try to cultivate love for his divine presence.

The yogi who, having attained unity, worships me dwelling in all beings, remains in me, regardless of his way of life.

By worshipping through one's own duty the Source from which all beings arise and by which this whole universe is pervaded, a human being attains perfection.

The Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, the Guru is the great Lord Shiva. The Guru alone is the supreme Absolute — to that Guru I offer my reverent salutations.

To that divine One who is in fire, who is in water, who has entered the whole world, who is in herbs, who is in trees — to that God, salutations again and again.

That supreme Lord of lords, that supreme deity of deities — the supreme master of masters, beyond all — we know that divine One, the Lord of the world, worthy of praise.

And one who shall study this sacred dialogue of ours — by that one I consider Myself worshipped through the sacrifice of knowledge: so is My conviction.

Om, Tat, Sat — these three are declared to be the threefold designation of Brahman. By these, of old, were ordained the priests, the Vedas, and the sacred rites.

I am the source of all; everything proceeds from Me — knowing this, the wise worship Me, filled with deep feeling.

Ever singing My glories, striving with firm vows, bowing before Me with devotion — ever united, they worship Me.

But the fruit obtained by those of limited understanding is finite and perishable. Those who worship the gods go to the gods; those who are devoted to Me come to Me.

Four kinds of virtuous people worship Me, O Arjuna: the afflicted, the seeker of truth, the one who desires worldly gain, and the wise one, O foremost of the Bharatas.

Therefore, with 'Om' ever on their lips, those who speak of Brahman always begin their rites of sacrifice, giving, and austerity as prescribed by sacred ordinance.

Endowed with that faith, such a person performs the worship of that form and obtains thereby the desired fruits — which are in truth ordained by Me alone.

Desiring success in action, people in this world worship the gods — for in the human realm, success born of action comes quickly.

I remember the glorious Guru who is the Supreme Brahman. I speak of the glorious Guru who is the Supreme Brahman. I bow to the glorious Guru who is the Supreme Brahman. I worship the glorious Guru who is the Supreme Brahman.

The root of meditation is the Guru's form; the root of worship is the Guru's feet; the root of all mantra is the Guru's word; and the root of liberation is the Guru's grace.

Kabir would say, 'The God with form is my Mother, and the formless God is my Father. Who should I blame or worship? Both sides of the scale are equal.'

"He who meditates on memory as Brahman moves at will as far as memory reaches — he who meditates on memory as Brahman." "Venerable sir, is there anything greater than memory?" "There is indeed something greater than memory." "Then tell me of it, venerable sir."

"He who meditates on strength as Brahman moves at will as far as strength reaches — he who meditates on strength as Brahman." "Venerable sir, is there anything greater than strength?" "There is indeed something greater than strength." "Then tell me of it, venerable sir."