Saturday, November 23rd, 2013

A Verse That Tells It All

Richmond HIll, Ontario

It’s an honour to be asked to speak from the book, ‘Bhagavatam’.

Today’s verse, 7.15.57, was particularly appealing and addresses the nature of the Absolute:

“He who exists internally and externally at the beginning and end of everything and of all living beings, is that which is enjoyable and as the enjoyer of everything, superior and inferior, is the Supreme Truth.  He exists as knowledge and the object of knowledge.  As expression and the object of understanding.  As darkness and as light.  Thus, the Supreme is everything.”

The reason why this verse so much resonates with me is because of the confirmation of the presence of Divine presence being everywhere.  So that’s it, you can’t escape it, Spirit is all about.  Better still, Supreme Consciousness is everywhere, you can’t hide from it.  It’s always there to protect you.

Most people can’t see it.  We view objects as mere products of matter, as energy.  This verse underscores that ultimate reality is present in matter.  In expression.  In light.  In darkness.  In knowledge.

I like the description, ‘enjoyable’.  God is playful, not vindictive, not one to instill fear, but joy.  Fear does exist in this world.  We don’t need to be naïve about that, but we can overcome it by reflecting on the ananda (blissful) feature of the Absolute.  Absoluteness can be found anywhere in beauty and in ugliness, and hence, nothing moves without the will of the Supreme, not even a blade of grass.  In fact, within the most simple object you will find subtle complexities as it’s make up.  This is confirmation of a sophistication that could leave one in awe.  The world as it is is one of mystery and could leave Alice in Wonderland puzzled.

I’m travelling again, this time to a hospital to see a patient getting some Divine insertion.  May I become a decent conduit for the task.  Then I’m off to Cuba, not on foot though.

May the Source be with you!

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