Bhagavad Gita 7.5
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्। जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्॥
apareyam itas tvanyāṁ prakṛitiṁ viddhi me parām jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat
Translation
This the inferior. Know My other nature, the higher, the life-element, O mighty-armed, by which the universe is upheld.
What it means
This is the inferior; know My other, higher nature, the life-element by which the universe is held up. Beyond matter stands consciousness itself. The world is not self-running; it is held.
Try this today
Beyond the eight materials stands the animating principle itself: life is not one of the ingredients but what upholds them.
Something to reflect on
What animates my life that is not itself one of its ingredients?
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