Wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita

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From the Bhagavad Gita; Translation by: Swami

Nikhilananda; Chapter 15, Verses 15 - 19

 

And I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me are

memory and knowledge, and their loss as well. It is I

alone who am to be known through all the Vedas; I am

indeed the Author of Vedanta and the Knower of the

Vedas.

 

There are two beings in the world: the Perishable and

the Imperishable. The Perishable comprises all

creatures, and the Imperishable is said to be the

Unchanging.

 

But there is another Being, the Highest, called the

Supreme Self, who, as the Immutable, pervades and

sustains the three worlds.

 

As I surpass the Perishable and as I am higher even

than the Imperishable, I am extolled in the world and

in the Vedas as the Supreme Self.

 

He who, undeluded, knows Me thus as the Supreme

Self--he knows all, O Bharata, and he worships Me with

all his heart.