The Two Birds in a Tree

"Although the two birds are in the same tree, the eating bird is fully engrossed with anxiety and moroseness as the enjoyer of the fruits of the tree. But if in some way or other he turns his face to his friend who is the Lord and knows His glories — at once the suffering bird becomes free from all anxieties." -Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad (3.1.2) and Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (4.7)

God is the closest person to us...
The One whom we directly
and indirectly believed doesn't exist;
indirectly, we deny His existence
when we think that He exist to serve us,
for God means a servant of no one,
but The One who should be served;
The Lord, The King of kings, The No.1
The One who is next to none;
The One who is everywhere,
Who is in everything,
Who is in everyone.


Atheists claim that they are more spiritual
than those who always go to the altar;
Their assertion maybe, in a sense is, true;
for seemingly they are more honest,
their thirst for truth seem stronger,
they are straightforward and courageous,
apparently, their longing for reality is more real;
with less false air and pretensions,
with less curtains to hide the ugly walls.


But their knowledge and freedom
even their so-called compassion are from Him,
including the love that they enjoyed as lust;
Their anger are but symptoms of frustration,
of their longing to love The One,
Who should be the object of their love.


Love and God are one;
without Him the heart is empty
without life, without happiness,
void and barren, like a desert land;
compassion are questions w/o answers
concerns are without valid solution,
truths are but riddles, drama, enigma;
without love, without God.

BG 2.22, Purport: Transference of the atomic individual soul to another body is made possible by the grace of the Supersoul. The Supersoul fulfills the desire of the atomic soul as one friend fulfills the desire of another. The Vedas, like the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad, as well as the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad, compare the soul and the Supersoul to two friendly birds sitting on the same tree. One of the birds (the individual atomic soul) is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other bird (Kṛṣṇa) is simply watching His friend. Of these two birds—although they are the same in quality—one is captivated by the fruits of the material tree, while the other is simply witnessing the activities of His friend. Kṛṣṇa is the witnessing bird, and Arjuna is the eating bird. Although they are friends, one is still the master and the other is the servant. Forgetfulness of this relationship by the atomic soul is the cause of one's changing his position from one tree to another, or from one body to another. The jīva soul is struggling very hard on the tree of the material body, but as soon as he agrees to accept the other bird as the supreme spiritual master—as Arjuna agreed to do by voluntary surrender unto Kṛṣṇa for instruction—the subordinate bird immediately becomes free from all lamentations.