Words on the Way - Muz Murray Mantra Yoga Master

Var: Paada-puja, (pad-puj)
Sense: ‘Ceremonial worship of the feet of the Guru or spiritual
preceptor, or his sandals.’
Padårthåbhåvanå (pad-daar-tah-bhah-vannah)
Padasevana (pad-da-sev-va-nah)
Var.
Synon:
Sense: ‘Service to the feet of the Lord.’
This is one of many forms of Bhakti (devotional) Yoga, in
which the devotee feels impelled to do service at the ‘feet of the
Lord.’ Evidently, the Brahman, or the Consciousness which
governs the universe has no ‘feet,’ but it the sentiment that arises
in the devotee, is such as if he or she was sitting at the feet of
God.
Thus the real meaning of pada-sevana is to take the whole of
humanity as the ‘feet’ of God and serve everyone and every thing
(including the sick, the poor, animals, temple idols, etc.), as
service to the Lord.
Padma-kshetra
(pad-mah ksh-etrah)
Var.
Synon:
Sense: ‘Lotus-field’ — referring to the psychic ‘field’ or ‘energy
sheath’ of the subtle body in which the chakras (here visualised
as lotuses) function.
Padmåsana (pad-maa-san-nah)
Var: Padmaasana
Sense: ‘The lotus pose’— a seated position in hatha yoga, in
which the legs are crossed tailor-wise, with the feet resting on the
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