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Sloka 20

Chapter -10   Slokas — 20
I am, O Gudakesha, the Self residing in the hearts of all creatures; I am the beginning, the middle and also the end of beings.

  Vibhooti is but ash, sacred ash which is but the remnants of any object after burning. It remains as ash even if we burn it again and again. It is symbolic of that which remains beyond time, space and causation. And that is symbolic of God or Self, the cosmic self.

  Sri Krishna in the Gita explains how God is the ultimate goal of all. He is in and through all. He is hidden in all. He manifests himself as life, love and intelligence in all. He is the atomic power in all. He is the past, present and future; commencement, continuation and conclusion of all; He is the generator, ordainer and destroyer of all. He is at the beginning, functioning and ending of all as symbolised in (AUM). He is the Sun and Moon. He is all in all, present in all species. He is seen as Gods and angels, five elements and the rishis as well. There is nothing but Him.

  He is the supreme. His is the supreme word. Everything happens according to His plan. Everybody does as per His wish. There is nothing but God everywhere. He is God with centre and circumference everywhere. And that is the Vibhooti of God.

  Sri Ramakrishna found it unbearable to live without seeing Mother Kali. He could not live any more without her Darshan. He preferred death to living without her Darshan. It is at that juncture that Mother Kali has blessed him with Her Darshan.

The more we grow in love and virtue and holiness, the more we see love and virtue and holiness outside. All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.

"Everything that makes for unity is moral, everything that makes for diversity is immoral. Know the One without a second, that is perfection. The One who manifests in all is the basis of the universe; and all religion, all knowledge, must come to this point."--- Swami Vivekananda

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