Bhagavad Gita 7.25 · Krishna
Hidden in plain sight
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।
मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्॥
nāhaṃ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yogamāyāsamāvṛtaḥmūḍho’ayaṃ nābhijānāti loko māmajamavyayam
I am not revealed to all, veiled by My own power of maya. This confused world does not know Me, the unborn and undying.
Words
- māyā
What it means
Krishna explains why he isn't seen by everyone. He's veiled by yoga-maya, his own divine power. Not to trick anyone, but because the infinite has to be sought with open eyes. The confused world rushes past, unaware that the unborn and undying is right there.
The story
Krishna has been beside Arjuna all his life, eating, laughing, driving his chariot. Hidden in plain sight. It took a crisis for Arjuna to finally look.
In your life
Picture someone who walks past the same old oak every day, then one morning truly sees it, ancient and magnificent. It was always there. Look closely at something familiar today.
The sacred hides in plain sight.