“Those who realize true wisdom,
Rapt within this clear awareness,
See me as the universe’s
Origin, imperishable. 

All their words and all their actions
Issue from the depths of worship;
Held in my embrace, they know me
As a woman knows her lover. 

Creatures rise, creatures vanish;
I alone am real, Arjuna,
Looking out, amused, from deep
Within the eyes of every creature.  

I am the object of all knowledge,
Father of the world, its mother,
Source of all things, of impure and
Pure, of holiness and horror. 

I am the goal, the root, the witness,
Home and refuge, dearest friend,
Creation and annihilation,
Everlasting seed and treasure. 

I am the radiance of the sun, I
Open and withhold the rain clouds,
I am immortality and
Death, am being and non-being.   

I am the self, Arjuna, seated
In the heart of every creature.
I am the origin, the middle,
And the end of that all must come to.

Those who worship me sincerely
With their minds and bodies, giving
Up their whole lives in devotion,
Find in me their heart’s fulfillment. 

Even those who do not know me,
If their actions are straightforward,
Just, and loving, venerate me
With the truest kind of worship. 

All your thoughts, all your actions,
All your fears and disappointments,
Offer them to me, clear-hearted;
Know them all as passing visions. 

Thus you free yourself from bondage,
From both good and evil karma;
Through your non-attachment, you
Embody me, in utter freedom. 

I am justice: clear, impartial,
Favoring no one, hating no one.
But in those who have cured themselves of
Selfishness, I shine with brilliance.   

I am always with all beings;
I abandon no one. And
However great your inner darkness,
You are never separate from me. 

Let your thoughts flow past you, calmly;
Keep me near, at every moment;
Trust me with your life, because I
Am you, more than you yourself are. 

This passage from the Bhagavad Gita is at once the most magnificent and the most profound statement of the divine I have ever read. There is nothing else that needs to be said – so, of course, I shall say more.

It is the One, the Origin of the universe, the Unmanifest, who speaks. This incomprehensible Divine Being is, at every moment, present throughout its creation and if we look closely we can see It “looking out, amused, from deep within the eyes of every creature.”

Do we not say that the eyes are the windows of the soul and haven’t we all experienced that instantaneous flash of recognition when our eyes meet those of another? The other can be a person, an animal, a landscape, a work of art. A wordless communication takes place as our souls meet. A Course in Miracles refers to this as the Holy Instant.

I am particularly touched by the word ‘amused’ in this connection. When our eyes meet another there is that understanding that we are all playing a role, that our true nature lies beneath the skin we wear, the form we take, the lives we live. It gives us a clue as to the proper attitude towards this divine play in which we participate. When we realize our true nature we can enter into the spirit of life and react with ‘light-ness’ for it is the Divine playing hide and seek with Itself.

The Divine further identifies Itself as the Alpha and Omega by saying, “I am the self … seated in the heart of every creature. I am the origin, the middle, and the end of that all must come to.” The Divine is the playwright, the stage, the script, the players and the audience. It is our source and our end to which we return when the play is over.

And however great and unimaginable this Being is in comparison to ourselves, It says, “I am always with all beings; I abandon no one.” Isn’t that the great sorrow we hold secretly in our hearts? Our soul memory of the Separation. That we have been abandoned in this life and are too insignificant to matter to the Divine. And yet, we are reassured that “You are never separate from me…. Trust me with your life, because I am you, more than you yourself are.”

The message of the Bhagavad Gita is the same message of love spoken by Christ and by all of the other great masters and saints who light our way. We are not alone, we are part of a Divine Being to whom we are even now returning.

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