http://paulmason.info/gurudev/gurudev.htm 'The Teachings of Guru Dev - The Roots of TM' Quotations of Shankaracharya Swami Brahmananda Saraswati Compiled by Paul Mason # Reference 15 Journalist Dinesh Khare recalls:- 'The initiation took place in front of a picture of Guru Dev and I was told that I should consider neither my initiator nor Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as my spiritual teacher but the Guru Dev himself. It was a thrilling experience and the very first day my turbulent mind experienced such a serene calm that when I got up after practising TM for the first time, I bowed my head to the lotus feet of Guru Dev and since that day have regarded him as my spiritual teacher and guide.' 15 From 'Strange Facts About A Great Saint' by Raj R P Varma, 1980 - Personalised English language version of Tiwari's Hindi biography of Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati, foreword by Dinesh Khare & translated quotations (extracts of 'Amrita-Kana').