gita talk

O my Lord! O primeval philosopher, maintainer of the universe. O
regulating principle, destination of the pure devotees, well-wisher of
the progenitors of mankind - please remove the effulgence of your
transcendental rays, so that I can see your form of bliss. You are the
eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, like unto the sun as am I.

Bhagavad-gita 14.27
I [Krishna] am the basis of the impersonal Brahman, which is immortal,
imperishable and eternal, and is the constitutional position of
ultimate happiness.

Isopanisad 15
O my Lord! Sustainer of all that lives: Your real real face is covered
by your dazzling effulgence. Please remove that effulgent covering and
exhibit yourself to your pure devotee.

All the individual souls are Brahman but never become one with the
supreme Para-Brahman

Bg 2.12
Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these
kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.

This plurality certainly does not refer to bodily existence what was
already before condemned by Krishna but rather it refers to the
spiritual plurality - the individual souls.

nityo nityanam cetanas cetananam
eko bahunam yo vidadhati kaman
"He is the one supreme eternal being among all eternal beings, and the
one supreme conscious being among all conscious beings. He alone is
fulfilling the desires of everyone." (Katho Upanisad 2.13)

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