In plain words
Everything is in man himself. ‘Sarvajīva namaskāraḥ keśavaṃ pratigacchati,’ they said. Whoever you bow to, that bow goes to God. But we must not be content with this much alone. ‘Sarvabhūta tiraskāraḥ keśavaṃ pratigacchati’: whoever we hurt, whoever we revile, it turns back and becomes reviling the very God you worship. So we must practise both. That is balancing. We must hold these two equally in view as we do our sādhana. This very thing they gave as the essence of the eighteen Purāṇas: Help ever, hurt never. We must balance these two. Both of these belong to Prakṛti! Within the supreme principle there is no difference at all between these two. All is one! All these Navarātri festivals came about for the worship of Prakṛti! Long ago kings and emperors began them. Because this is a good time. A time without heavy rains or fierce sun, when cold and heat are evenly balanced. It is a good time for war. So kings went on beginning these Navarātris in order to worship the powers of Prakṛti, seek victory and go into battle. These Navarātris have another meaning too. Winning victory over the nine planets. Of this very thing Tyāgarāja too: ‘O Rāma! If I have only the strength of Your grace, that is enough. The nine planets are in my hand,’ he said. In those days kings began these Navarātris. That same thing has now spread far in the way of Prakṛti, and everyone seeks victory. One who knows the principle of Brahman becomes Brahman itself. One who recognises Prema for God becomes God Himself.
With this very thing in view, Jesus too spoke. At first Jesus thought of Himself as one and God as another. ‘He is Master. I am His messenger,’ He said. In time He developed His heart into a broad heart. Then: ‘No, No. I am son of God. I am His son,’ He said. At last: ‘I and My father are one,’ He said. In ancient times they handed this Vedānta to us in so simple a way.