Meaning of end of creation

[dattaswami]

Meaning of end of creation​

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All this creation is withdrawn into Maya (Creation is a modification of Maya ) and Maya is withdrawn into the Lord. This is like the movie on the screen, which is withdrawn into the film and the film is withdrawn and hidden in the box. The movie or the film is not destroyed. Both are exhibited again whenever the Lord wants entertainment (Visrijami Punahpunah—Gita).


But once upon a time even before the production of the film, neither the film nor the movie existed. This state is compared to the pure monism of Brahman (Ekaki…, Ekameva—Veda; Mattah Parataram—Gita). If the Lord wishes, He can destroy the film and show you that original state. But He need not prove it to you and for that He need not destroy the film like a fool. This hidden state [unmanifest] of the film, is called ‘Avyaktam’ (Dhata Yatha purvam—Veda, Avyaktadini—Gita).



Therefore the Maya (film) is hidden (Avyaktam) for sometime and is exhibited (Vyaktam; manifest) for sometime. The Lord is permanently Avyakta (hidden) because He is always unimaginable. Thus the Avyakta (hidden state) is temporary when it refers to Maya and is permanent when it refers to the Lord. This hidden Lord exhibits Himself in energetic forms for the sake of the souls present in the upper worlds. The same Lord exhibits Himself to the human beings on this earth in the form of the human body (Manushim Tanu Mashritam—Gita). This is the God in Flesh of Christianity.

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