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The Spiritual Import of the Mahabharata and the Bhagavadgita- 9.2 - Swami Krishnananda

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====================================================== Saturday, 18  Feb 2024. 05:30. Chapter 9: The Unity of the Lover and the Beloved - 2. ====================================================================================================== Na tv aham tesu te mayi—this statement of this fragment of sloka injects another doubt in the mind. While it is true that some of our misgivings are quietened by the great gospel of the presence of God in all things—sattvica, rajasica and tamasica—even in the grossest of objects, while it is wonderful indeed, the great Master adds one appendix to this great verse. Na tv aham tesu te mayi: “They are in Me, but I am not in them.” This is a great surprise given to us. But this doubt also arises on account of a wrong comparison that we make, and a comparison that is befitting only in empirical experiences and not the ultimate Truth. Why does the great Master tell us that everything is in Him but He is not in things? And He is going to tell something