There are four gospels in the New Testament–Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. The Gospel of John is distinct because it starts with a metaphysical statement. It says: ‘In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God’.
What is this Word? And, what has God to do with the Word? Now, if you go and slowly explore in other scriptures, as I always do, you will find something similar or same recorded there. This search will take some time. Sooner or later, you will come across something, which is same, or similar at least.
Now, in the Rigveda, there occurs a sentence, which is so close to what St. John says in his gospel. Here it is:
Prajapati vai idam agra asit, tasya vag dvitiya asit, vag vai parama brahman.
Prajapati vai idam agra asit.
In the beginning was Prajapati, the Creator of the Praja, of the Universe only, alone. There was a word, which was alone, the divine word, the divine sound. That word was not different from that Brahman, which is the Creator, the Supreme Being.
Let’s define it that way. Isn’t it similar or is it the same? It is the same. So, when the Keno Upanishad says:
Kenesitam patati presitam manah kena pranah prathamah praiti yuktah.
Kenesitam vacam ima vadanti.
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