Kṛṣṇa begins to show Arjuna how to see God in the everyday world. He says, “I am the taste of water.” He is the essential quality that makes water what it is. He is also the radiant light of the sun and the moon, and the sacred syllable Oṁ that forms the heart of all Vedic mantras. He further identifies Himself as the sound in ether and the ability or talent in human beings. Kṛṣṇa is not a distant, abstract deity; He is the very ‘essence’ of our experiences. When you quench your thirst, you are experiencing a spark of Kṛṣṇa. When you see the sunrise or hear a profound sound, you are encountering His energy. This is a teaching of ‘Practical Mysticism’. It allows the seeker to turn every mundane sensation into an act of remembrance. If you admire someone’s talent, you are actually admiring the ‘pauruṣaṁ’, the divine spark of ability that Kṛṣṇa has placed within them. The world becomes a temple when we recognize the Divine in its essential qualities.