Gita 10.7
Vibhuti Yoga
एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः ॥७॥
etāṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ | so'vikampena yogena yujyate nātra saṁśayaḥ ||7||
In essence: True knowledge of God's glory and power creates unshakeable union - this is the guarantee that ends all spiritual doubt.
A conversation between a seeker and guide to help you feel this verse deeply
Sadhak-Guru Dialogue
Sadhak: "I've had moments of feeling deeply connected to God, seeing the Divine in everything. But they fade. I return to my ordinary consciousness and doubt whether those experiences were real."
Guru: "When you saw the Divine in everything, was that feeling manufactured by you, or did it feel like recognition of what was already there?"
Sadhak: "It felt like recognition - like suddenly seeing what was always present but hidden."
Guru: "And when you lost that vision, did reality change, or did your perception change?"
Sadhak: "My perception changed. The Divine didn't leave - I just couldn't see it anymore."
Guru: "This is exactly what 'tattvataḥ' addresses - knowing in truth, in essence. Your glimpses were real but partial. You saw vibhūti without understanding the yoga - the power that sustains it. You saw manifestations without grasping the Source that pervades them. Half-knowledge gives wavering connection. What would happen if your knowledge became complete - if you understood not just THAT God is in everything, but HOW and WHY?"
Sadhak: "Then perhaps I wouldn't forget during ordinary moments..."
Guru: "Precisely. Krishna is promising 'avikampena yogena' - yoga that doesn't waver. Your wavering isn't a spiritual failure; it's incomplete knowledge. The coming verses will enumerate Divine manifestations so thoroughly that wherever you look, you'll see God. Not as belief to be remembered, but as reality to be recognized. When knowledge is complete, forgetting becomes impossible. You don't forget that fire is hot once you truly know it. So too with knowing God's vibhūti."
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🌅 Daily Practice
Vibhūti awareness practice: Upon waking, before the day begins, sit quietly and recall 3 things you genuinely admire - a person's quality, a natural beauty, a capability you respect. Then consciously recognize: 'This excellence is God's vibhūti manifesting.' Don't force belief; simply hold the possibility. Let this set your perceptual frame for the day: greatness you encounter is Divine glory expressing.
Yoga-recognition moments: Three times during the day (set phone reminders if needed), pause for 30 seconds and ask: 'What power is sustaining everything I'm experiencing right now?' The electricity powering your devices, the biological processes keeping you alive, the social systems enabling your work, the gravity holding you to earth - trace the web of powers and recognize: 'This interconnected sustaining power is God's yoga.' Feel the Divine not just in beautiful things but in the very WORKING of existence.
Integration reflection: Before sleep, review: 'Where did I see vibhūti today? Where did I sense the yoga that connects everything?' Notice any moments your faith felt shakeable. Ask: 'What knowledge was missing in that moment?' Request inwardly: 'Let my understanding deepen until my connection becomes avikampena - unshakeable.' Rest in the promise: doubt ends when knowledge completes.