105 - Manifesting the Divinity Within| Swami Tattwamayananda

Title: Manifesting the Divinity Within<br /><br />10th chapter: 20th verse, 41st verse, verses 38-42<br /><br />The 10th chapter of Bhagavad Gita is Vibhuti Yoga. The summary of this chapter is that everything is an expression of the divine. This divinity is immanent within us. We can manifest this divinity by seeing its presence in anything that is sublime, supreme, beautiful and creative.<br /><br />The central thesis of the 10th chapter is in the 20th verse and 41st verse. It is important to properly understand both these verses to make sense of other verses, where Lord Krishna describes his manifestations.<br /><br />In the 20th verse, Lord Krishna says: “O Arjuna, I am present in the heart of all beings as the indweller– residing there I regulate and function everything. I am the beginning; I am the middle; and I am the end of all beings.”<br /><br />In the 41st verse, Lord Krishna says: “Wherever you find some greatness, prosperity, power or excellence – know that to be a part of My splendor.” Wherever we find a unique manifestation that is sublime and beautiful, it is an expression of the divine reality.<br /><br />To make this clearer, in other verses of this chapter, Lord Krishna describes his physical manifestations.<br /><br />38th verse: “I am danda, the principle of punishment; I am statesmanship among those who want to conquer; I am silence among secrets; I am the knowledge of the knower.”<br /><br />There are four techniques used to solve problems in state affairs. Sama (pacify with soft speech), dana (gift to someone fighting for his rights), bheda (creating division among troublemakers) and danda (punishment, which deters a person from doing wrong). Among the four methods, danda is the most important.<br /><br />39th verse: “I am the seed of all beings; there is nothing in this world, moving or stationary, which can exist without Me.”<br /><br />When we put seed in soil, it sprouts and grows into a plant or tree. The seed contains an unseen, subtle power that helps it grow. That unseen power is t