Lessons on the Upanishads: 23 - Swami Krishnananda.
=================================================================================================== Friday 03, April 2026, 06:30. Books Upanishads Lessons on the Upanishads: 4.2. Chapter 4: The Isavasya Upanishad -2. Post-23. ===================================================================================================== What is the meaning of saying that God pervades the whole cosmos? When we dip a piece of cloth into a bucket full of water, we may see the water pervading the entire cloth. Water inundates every fibre of that fabric. Is this the way in which God pervades things? No, it cannot be. Here again, a distinction is created between the pervading principle and that which is pervaded. The original difficulty once again creeps in. Cloth can never become water even if it appears that water has gone into every fibre of the cloth, because it can be dried till there is no water left. Therefore, one must understand the pervasion theory carefully. Actually, it is believed th...