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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 6.29

Seeing the Lord in all living beings

सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि ।

ईक्षते योगयुक्तात्मा सर्वत्र समदर्शन: ॥ २९ ॥

sarva-bhūta-stham ātmānaṁ

sarva-bhūtāni cātmani

īkṣate yoga-yuktātmā

sarvatra sama-darśanaḥ

Translation

A true yogī observes Me in all beings and also sees every being in Me. Indeed, the self-realized person sees Me, the same Supreme Lord, everywhere.

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

1A true yogī sees Kṛṣṇa in all beings, all beings in Him, and the same Supreme Lord everywhere.
2Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa is in every heart as the Supersoul, while each individual soul is present only in its own heart.
3Practice seeing all living beings equally: whatever their situation, they remain servants of God.

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Chapter 6, Dhyāna-yoga: seeing the lord in all living beings.

Theme summary

Loving service and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.

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Key ideas: bhakti, śaraṇāgati.

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