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The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

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╭ chapter thirteen

functioning of the senses. Completely independent, it

supports all things. Beyond the gunas, it enjoys their

play.

15

It is both near and far, both within and without

every creature; it moves and is unmoving. 16 In its

subtlety it is beyond comprehension. It is indivisible,

yet appears divided in separate creatures. Know it

to be the creator, the preserver, and the destroyer.

17

Dwelling in every heart, it is beyond darkness.

It is called the light of light, the object and

goal of knowledge, and knowledge itself.

18

I have revealed to you the nature of the

field and the meaning and object of true

knowledge. Those who are devoted to me,

knowing these things, are united with me.

19

Know that prakriti and Purusha are both without

beginning, and that from prakriti come the

gunas and all that changes. 20 Prakriti is the agent,

cause, and effect of every action, but it is Purusha

that seems to experience pleasure and pain.

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