Question- BG 9.4-5 states- "All this universe is pervaded by Me in My unmanifest form. All beings abide in Me, but I do not abide in them. Nor does the whole creation vest in Me;" Krishna says that He is in everyone in unmanifest from. All are in Him and He is not in them. He again says that the creation is not in Him. Why Krishna contradicts himself in this verse?
Answer: From the subjective perspective of embodied soul (jiva) seeking the Absolute, there is world and there is Paramatma. The jiva has the egoistic notion of self as body, the sense of mineness and desires. For such striver, Paramatma is in the world and the world is in Paramatma. This is characterized by seeing the presence of Paramatma in everyone and therefore, treating everyone with love, respect, service and equal vision.
From the absolute perspective, there on only Paramatma. The world is like a dream and has no existence. From this perspective, Paramatma is not in the world and world is not in Paramatma. This is the absolute truth platform. When the egoistic notion of self as body, the sense of mineness and desires, then there is neither world in Paramatma nor Paramtma in the world. There is nothing else besides God.
The example of waves and ocean can be used to further explain this. A person may see waves and water in ocean. Therefore, waves are in the water and water in the waves. But from another perspective, there is only water. Same way, in reality there is only Paramatma or Brahman. When a striver sees the existence of the world, then he should accept the world in Paramatma and Paramatma in the world. Gradually, such person comes to state of seeing only Paramatma or Brahman.
Question: What is jnana and vijnana?
Answer: Jnana is to see Paramatma (God or Brahman) in the world and the world in Paramatma. Vijnana is to see only Paramatma (Brahman) i.e. there is nothing else besides Paramatma.
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