Meditate and realize this world is filled with the presence of God.
(Shvetashvatara Up. 1:12, p.219)
You are the supreme Brahman, infinite,
yet hidden in the hearts of all creatures. You pervade everything.
(Shvetashvatara Up. 3:7, p.223)
The Lord of Love is one. There is indeed no other.
He is the inner ruler in all beings. He projects the cosmos
from himself, maintains and withdraws it
back into himself at the end of time. His eyes, mouths, arms, and feet are everywhere.
Projecting the cosmos out of himself, he holds it together.
He is the source of all the powers of life. He is the lord of all, the great seer
who dwells forever in the cosmic womb.
May he purify our consciousness!
(Shvetashvatara Up. 3:2-4, p.222)
He is fire and the sun, and the moon and the stars. He is the air and the sea, and the Creator, Prajapati. He is this boy, he is that girl, he is this man, he is that woman, and he is this old man, too, tottering on his staff. His face is everywhere.
He is the blue bird, he is the green bird with red eyes; he is the thundercloud, and he is the seasons and the seas. He has no beginning, he has no end. He is the source from which the worlds evolve.
From his divine power comes forth all this magical show of name and form,
of you and me, which casts the spell of pain and pleasure.
Only when we pierce through
this magic veil do we see the One who appears as many.
(Shvetashvatara Up. 4:2-5, P.225)
The Lord of Love is before and behind.
He extends to the right and to the left.
He extends above; he extends below.
There is no one here but the Lord of Love. He alone is; in truth, he alone is.
(Mundaka Up. Part 2, 2:12, p. 115)
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