INTRODUCTION
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Kṛṣṇa succinctly explains the neutrality and equanimity of Existence. Existence has no favorites.
Kṛṣṇa says there is no difference between a human and an animal, and that there is no difference between those we consider to be saints and those we consider to be sinners. A learned scholar, the priest and the brāhmaṇa should be seen as equal to an animal or a person who eats dogs. Even more dramatically, He says that one in full knowledge sees the dog and the dog-eater as the same.
Existence sees everyone as equal. It does not discriminate. Everyone is a part of the same Existence. Similarly, Masters see the whole world as one with their own selves. That is why only they can show compassion to anyone and everyone.
Every Atom is Divine
When we see the eternal, blissful being as the core of each and every one of us, we will realize the inherent divine nature of each of us.
Classifications of lower species and higher species, good and bad are all made by society and by our minds, not by Existence. Only human beings think they are more intelligent than the rest of Nature!
When we just realize this very life is a divine gift to us, our attitude changes from taking life for granted to one of gratitude to Existence for everything! With every breath that you take every moment,
The life energy flows into you and keeps you alive. We take for granted the life energy that converts bread into blood. The mind continuously runs behind 'more and more.'