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Part XIII: The Knower and the Known.1469
nature—and free from qualities or attributes, yet doth it partake of the
knowledge of all qualities and attributes. Within and yet without—inside
and outside—it is. And inanimate and animate is it—movable and nonmovable,
in and throughout all Nature. It is infinite in its minuteness, and
is therefore invisible and imperceptible. And yet although most near, yet
it is also afar off. Undivided is it in its nature, and yet infinite in its apparent
division.
“It is the womb of all things—from it proceedeth creation and destruction.
It is the source of Light—beyond all darkness is it. It is Wisdom—also that
which is the object of Wisdom—and also that which is to be obtained by
Wisdom. In the minds and hearts of all, it dwelleth always.
“This then is what is known as Kshetra or the Personal Self; Dnyna, or
Wisdom; and Dneya, or the Object of Wisdom. Thus hath been told thee
the secret of the Substance of Life, and its distribution and moulding. The
Wise One, thus knowing, entereth into Me.
“Know also, Arjuna, that Prakriti, or Nature, and also Purusha, the Soul, are
both without beginning. Knoweth thou, also, O Prince, that the Principles
of Nature are inherent in Nature, and from her they flow out. Nature is
that which produceth what we call Cause and Effect, or Causation; it is the
Source of Action.
“Knoweth thou also, Arjuna, that Soul, seated in Nature, or in Nature’s
Matter, receiveth the impressions which proceed from Material Life. It is the
Principle which is operative in the experiences of Pleasure and Pain. The
consequences of these impressions and experiences and the attachment
thereto, on the part of the personal manifestation of Soul, is the cause of
birth and rebirth. The incidents and circumstances of reincarnation arise
therefrom, and persist until the higher Wisdom is gained, which overcometh
the qualities that bind the soul to the things and objects of the material
world. The Soul is that superior nature of one, which, dwelling in the body,
doth observe, direct, protect and partake of Life.