Gita reflection Ch 8 verses 21 & 22

30th June 2024

• The state of the 'Unmanifest' is imperishable because it is uncaused and non-material. All perishable things are caused in time and space as objects. Even the soul, as a subtle matter, is subject to constant change.

• Reaching the 'Unmanifest' is the goal of all evolved beings, the Ultimate Reality. Upon reaching it, there is no return to soulhood or rebirth.

• The 'Unmanifest' is the all-pervading presence in which all beings exist, just as all objects exist in space. Similar to space, which can exist even without all objects, the 'Unmanifest' remains eternally unchanged.

• As the devotion to God increases, the desire of every kind will start to evaporate, and finally the undeviating devotion to the 'Unmanifest" which is Lord Krishna Himself is the means to achieve this goal of immortality.