Rediscovering 'Atithi Devo Bhava' In A Foreign Land

Atithi Devo Bhavah [Atithi Devo Bhavaḥ] (Sanskrit: अतिथि देवो भवः; English: 'The guest is God' or 'Guest become God') ~ Taittiriya Upanishad, Shikshavalli I.20 ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ my granddad would say - often. ‘Guest is God’. He saw to it that every visiting guest – impromptu or planned – was personally looked after and taken g…