Prabhupada, New York, November 24, 1966: […] We have seen the picture of Atlas: one stout man is bearing a big planet on his head. So we may think, “Oh, Lord is bearing so many big, huge planets on His shoulder. He must be troubled.”
No. The Lord says, na ca mat-sthani bhutani pasya me yogam aisvaram: “Although they are in My energy, still they are not in Me.” Pasya me yogam aisvaram: “This is My mystic power.” Pasya me yogam aisvaram. Bhuta-bhrn na ca bhuta-stho mamatma bhuta-bhavanah: “I am maintaining all these living entities.” Bhuta-bhrt bhuta-sthah. “And My energy is all-pervading.
Still, I am not there.” Pasya me yogam aisvaram. This is His mystic power. Nanu rati-gurum bharam vahaste mahan kheda syad iti cety aha, gatadau udaka aniva bhara-bhutani ca bhutani samsrsttani mayi na santi, tarhi mat-sthani sarva-bhutanity ukte viruddhe iti ceti tatraha pasyateti.
So this is the wonderful power, inconceivable power, that He is in everywhere, but still, He is aloof, He’s aloof from that place. We can feel His energy, but we cannot see because in this material eye we cannot see. But when we develop our spiritual quality—we sanctify our senses—then even within His energy we can see Him. Take for example. Just like electric power is transmitted everywhere. There is wiring.
Now, if some electrician is there he can take electric power from anywhere and utilize the electricity. Similarly, His energy is spread all over the universe. When we are transcendentally situated, just like when we become the electrician, then from anywhere we can see God eye to eye. Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena [Bs. 5.38] That creation, spiritualization of the senses, is possible by devotional service and love. Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti [Bs. 5.38].
Therefore, as the Lord says, that maya tatam idam sarvam jagad avyakta-murtina, the Lord is all-pervading all over the universe. Therefore He is within the stone, He is within the earth, He is within the water, He is within the air—everywhere. Full Lecture
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