Bhagavad-gita Chapter 7: Knowledge of the Absolute — How Krishna Is Everything

In this episode of Bhakti Bites, we explore Chapter 7 of the Bhagavad-gita — "Knowledge of the Absolute." Here Krishna begins revealing His divine nature in full, explaining how He is the source of everything material and spiritual.Krishna describes His two energies: the inferior material energy (earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intelligence, and false ego) and the superior spiritual energy — the living beings themselves. Everything that exists is a combination of these two energies, and Krishna is the origin of both. He is the taste of water, the light of the sun and moon, the ability in human beings, the original fragrance of the earth, and the life force in all that lives.We discuss why, despite Krishna being everywhere, so few people actually know Him. The three modes of material nature — goodness, passion, and ignorance — create a kind of divine illusion that is very difficult to overcome. Only those who surrender to Krishna can cross beyond it.The chapter also presents a beautiful taxonomy of those who approach God: the distressed, the seeker of wealth, the curious, and the one in knowledge. While all four are noble, Krishna says the person in knowledge who serves with pure love is most dear to Him — and He is most dear to that person.Krishna concludes by explaining how less intelligent people worship lesser gods for temporary benefits, not realizing that all such blessings ultimately come from Him alone. Those who know Him as the governing principle behind all sacrifices, all planets, and all beings — they know Him at the time of death, and that knowledge is everything.