Birth and death Quote by The Bhagavad Gita
““Contemplate the cosmic standard of time and creation. When Brahma the creator wakes up at the dawn of each cosmic day, this entire universe and all creatures in it are instantly manifested, only to be dissolved back into the unmanifested (formless) at Brahma’s cosmic nightfall. But each cosmic day and night of Brahma lasts thousands of yugas, and each yuga lasts 10,000 to 400,000 years; the time is all but incomprehensible to humans. In succeeding days and nights of Brahma, the same multitude of beings helplessly come to birth and death again and again as the physical universe continues its expanding and contracting. “This eternal cosmic play is the same in the microcosm of the individual soul as it is in the cosmos. When an individual goes to sleep, the entire world his or her mind experiences as ‘real’ withdraws, only to ‘come alive’ again at waking.””
About This Quote
Source Scripture: Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 13, Verse 28 (c. 2nd century BCE)
The quote likens the vast cycles of cosmic creation and dissolution to the daily cycles of sleep and waking, suggesting that both the universe and the individual mind undergo similar patterns of manifestation and dissolution.
In simple terms: Cosmic cycles mirror our sleep‑wake cycles.
Key Takeaway
Recognize the fleeting nature of reality.
Themes
philosophy
spirituality
impermanence
Mood
reflective
calm
Type
spiritual
philosophical
When to use this quote
- Meditation
- study of scripture
- contemplation of nature
- mindfulness practice
Key Concepts
cosmology
consciousness
time
mind
soul
Questions to Reflect On
- How does seeing life as a cycle affect your daily choices?
- What does “unmanifested” mean to you?
A Different Perspective
The analogy may oversimplify complex cosmological concepts and ignore scientific perspectives.
