Who is God?? October 26, 2008

On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, warrior Arjuna asks Lord Krishna to describe himself. Krishna’s response is what most Hindus believe who God is. Excerpted from the sacred Bhagavad Gita.

I am the conscience in the heart of all creatures; I am their beginning, their being, their end; I am the mind of the senses, I am the radiant sun among lights;

I am the song in sacred lore; I am the king of deities; I am the priest of great seers; Of words, I am the eternal OM, the prayer of sacrifices. I am the measure of what endures..

I am the chief of divine sages, leader of celestial musicians. I am the recluse philosopher among saints.

I am the thunderbolt among weapons, among cattle, the Kamadhenu. I am the procreative god of love.

I am the endless cosmic serpent, the lord of all sea creatures; I am the chief of the ancestral fathers. I am gracious Shiva among howling storms.

Of restraints, I am death, Of measures, I am time. I am the purifying wind. I am the cleansing Ganga.

Of sciences, I am the science of the self; I am the dispute of orators. I am victory and resolve, the lucidity of lucid men. I am the brilliance of fiery heroes.

I am the morality of ambitious men; I am the silence of the mystery I am the seed of all creatures, I am the death destroyer of all.