theist 1 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 BG 10.36: I am also the gambling of cheats, and of the splendid I am the splendor. I am victory, I am adventure, and I am the strength of the strong. In the tenth chapter of the Gita Arjunas asks Krsna in what ways He is to be rememberd and contemplated. Krsna gives Arjuna a few examples, one of which is the above. What is noticable is Krsna is refering to the quintessence of everything as being Himself and representing Him. Here is the on-line defintion of quintessence from Webster: Main Entry: quin·tes·sence 1 : the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies 2 : the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form 3 : the most typical example or representative ....e quintessence of calm> So from the above definitions it is clear that the ultimate meaning of quintessence can only refer to the Supreme Person Krsna. So absolute is this, one could take Quintessence as a name of God. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
