India, Nov. 11 -- There is one Supreme Being - eternal, all-powerful, and all-pervading. God is omnipotent, capable of accomplishing anything; omnipresent, existing everywhere in His subtle form; and omniscient, fully aware of the past, present, and future. As the Bhagavad Gita declares, "By Me, all this universe is pervaded in My unmanifest form" (9.4). He is the Creator, Controller, and Sustainer of all existence (15.1). Everything we see belongs to Him. What we call "our possessions" today did not belong to us five hundred years ago. In truth, everything is a part of God's own subtle body; we live within His vast creation.
In contrast, we souls are merely His infinitesimal parts (15.7). Our power, knowledge, and presence are severely li...