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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9

Introduction

Krsna says in specific terms what He is. He is the creation of the act, the actor, and the action. He is the fire to which the sacrifices are made. He is also the offering, and He is the sacrifice as well. He is the seer, the seen, and the seeing, all in one.

He tells Arjuna that everything has come from Him. Everything that we see is Paramaśivaśakti or universal energy. We are all Brahman. Divine energy fills and overflows in all the places.This is what Krsna says in these verses. Whatever name we may give It, It is present everywhere. When we worship some idol or form, we actually worship the formless energy behind that idol.

'First start meditating on the form, then you can go to the formless.' Our mind is like a drunken monkey, jumping from here to there. We need a form to bring our mind to the present. Once we master this, meditating on the formless becomes easier. Meditating on the form should only be a starting point. We should understand that we are worshipping through that idol and not the idol itself. Actually, it is religions that give shapes and forms to this divine energy. Thousands of years ago, our sages have clearly said in the Upanisad that everything is energy and everything arose from energy. Now it has been proven scientifically that there is ether even in a vacuum. This energy is all- pervading. Only recently has science understood this truth. We now know with the help of powerful tools that 99.99% of an atom is empty space with continuous vibrations. Each and every body is filled with energy

Today science says, 'Everything is filled with energy.' Our enlightened masters expressed it this way, 'God is energy and He fills all space and is omnipresent.' This energy can only change form; it cannot be destroyed. You see, when we switch on a light, electrical energy is converted into light energy. In the same way, universal energy is everywhere. Once we realize this great truth, we see that everything around us is the same as us. When I say everything, I mean everything is Krsna, everything is Brahman.

To help the child understand the concept of energy being present in everything around us.