The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field

Krishna describes the vision of one who understands the distinction. One who sees the Supreme Lord equally situated in all beings and sees the imperishable in the perishable truly sees. Most people see only differences—different people, different forms, different qualities. They think: 'This person is good. That person is bad.' But they're seeing only the field—diverse, changing, different. They're not seeing the Supreme equally in all. When you see the Supreme equally in all beings, you see beyond differences. You see the unity behind diversity. The field has differences—different forms, different qualities. But the knower is one—the Supreme equally present in all. Most people see only the temporary—things that change, decay, die. They think: 'Everything is temporary. Nothing lasts.' But they're seeing only the perishable field, not the imperishable knower. When you see the imperishable in the perishable, you see truly. The field is perishable—it changes, decays, dies. The knower is imperishable—it's eternal, unchanging. When you have this vision—seeing the Supreme equally in all, seeing the eternal in the temporary—you see truly. This is the vision of liberation—not seeing differences, but seeing unity; not seeing the temporary, but seeing the eternal; not seeing the field, but seeing the knower. True seeing is seeing the Supreme in all, seeing the knower in the field.