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The Bhagavad Gita1436
upon the thread which passeth through them holding all together and
sustaining them.
“Moisture in the water am I, O Prince of Pandu—light of the sun and moon
am I, O Prince—the Sacred Syllable, ‘aum’ in the Vedas am I, O Companion
in the Chariot—the sound-waves in the air; the virility in men; the perfume
of the earth; the glowing flame in the fire, am I, O Warrior of the Pandus. Yea,
even the very Life of all living things, am I, O Beloved—and likewise the very
Yoga of the Yogis.
“Know thou, O Arjuna, that I am the eternal seed of all nature. I am the
wisdom of the wise. I am the glory of the glorious. I am the strength of the
strong. I am the love of Right Action, in those who follow the teachings of
Service through Right Action. The three natures—the nature of harmony,
the nature of activity, the nature of inactivity—these are in me, although I
am not in them.
“The world of men, fallen under the illusion of these three qualities or
natures, understandeth not that I am above these, standing untouched
and unchanged, even amidst their countless changes and happenings. This
illusion is most dense, and difficult of penetration by the eyes of men. But
those there be who are able to see through the illusion, even unto the light
of My flame which burns brightly beyond the enfolding garment of the
smoke, and such come direct to Me.
“But there be many who cannot pierce the envelope of the smoke of
illusion—such come not to Me; for they knoweth Me not; but they worship
the gods of the material and sense-world, which alone seem Real to them.
“Among those who worship Me, O Prince, are four classes. I name them
thus: the Distressed, the Seekers after Knowledge, the Seekers after Worldly
Success, and the Wise Ones. Of these, the Wise Ones are the best; they
recognize the One, and live in the world of the One, doing its work with the
light of knowing. Such love Me much indeed; and greatly loveth I them. Yea,
holdeth these as Myself, because they have blended themselves with me,
and find their lives in Me alone.