Again and again I bow to the noble guru, the one who is freed from bondages, who is eminent among the realised, who is the embodiment of bliss of eternal, non–dual Brahman, to him who abides as infinity and who is always the endless ocean of compassion.
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(Jagadguru quotes a very popular, memorable verse) भावाद्वैतं सदा कार्यं क्रियाद्वैतं न कुत्रचित् । अद्वैतं त्रिषु लोकेषु नाद्वैतं गुरुणा सह ॥ “One should always stay in the vision of non–duality but should not practice it in the worldly duties (like respecting a guru). One may have a non–dual approach with all the three worlds but not with the guru”. It means that one should not disrespect a guru, claiming oneself to be non–different from him (Jagadguru). The Chandogya Upanishad (7–23–1) employs the word ‘bhūmā’ to mean ‘the greatest’. The word refers to Brahman.