The Lord’s divine Vibhuti and ineffable yoga are subsumed in His omnipresence, omnipotence and omniscience. The entire creation is His manifestation and God-realisation is the process by which one tries to understand the extent of His total involvement with each and every aspect of it, pointed out Swami Omkarananda in a discourse.
His truth has to be grasped intuitively. Realised souls express their awe and amazement at the Lord’s infinite greatness and their sincere prayer to Him is to grant them the ability to grasp and understand Him better. Krishna explains that what is available to human cognisance is only the tip of the iceberg. The rays of the Sun fall on all objects in the world and reveal their presence. All objects and beings in this creation which exist with their individual name, form and function owe their very existence to God’s presence. He is all this and also much more and there is no end to His divine glory.
But how is one to believe all this, ask those who have doubts in this regard. This attitude that demands a rational explanation is illustrated in the popular story of a king who wants to know the following: Where is God? In what direction is He? What does He do? It is shown that a small girl offers to answer the doubts raised by the king. She asks him if it is possible to show the presence of curds, butter and ghee in milk, though all these are in it. How can one pinpoint the direction of the glow from a lamp?
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The third doubt is answered through a clever role play she manages. She exchanges places with the king and issues orders for the king to be banished. She then explains that this is the way God functions. Infinite is the nature of the ultimate truth.