“The one Supreme Personality of Godhead is hidden within everything. It is all-pervading. It is in everyone’s heart. It witnesses everyone’s activities. It lives in everyone’s heart. It is the witness. It is consciousness. It is transcendence. It is beyond the modes of nature.”
― Gopala-Tapaniya Upanishad
Krishna says about his identity:
"Earth, water, fire, air, ether, Manas, and Buddhi, egoism (Ahamkara) – thus is My Prakriti divided eight-fold. This is the inferior (Prakriti); but distinct from this know thou My superior Prakriti, the very life, O mighty-armed, by which this universe is upheld."
― Bhagavad-gita 7
“I am kama which is not contrary to dharma...”
― 7:11
Hinduism is a vastly sophisticated and complex religious tradition, with hundreds or even thousands of variations, different branches and schools, and many many ancient scriptures that describe many different aspects of religions. Yet we find a central theme throughout all Hinduism that describes the supreme manifestation of the Divine.
One of the most beautiful characteristics of the Hindu tradition is its recognition that God is ultimately nameless and formless, but as an expression of love, the Divine takes different forms and appearances in order to aid humanity.
Thus the Hindu tradition embraces and respects all Gods as expressions of the One. The Hindu tradition embraces and respects all religions. This is a very beautiful characteristic of the Hindu tradition.
Hinduism is one of the oldest religions that survive on this planet, in this age. Counted among its treasures are many of the oldest writings of humanity - which are of course scriptures – and, the longest writings of humanity.
Many Westerners think the Bible is one of the longest writings in humanity, and one of the oldest, but it is neither. Hinduism has both the oldest and the longest writings.
Today we are going to study one of the most important representations of Divinity in the Hindu tradition: Krishna.
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