God exists both within and beyond the created universe. In His highest form He is infinite and eternal, but part of that eternal being pervades and sustains everything created. All of creation has two aspects; that which seems to be subject to change and destruction and its true essence which is made up of the imperishable Holy Spirit. With just a fraction of God’s divine energy, He is present in the earth and all beings while bringing forth growth in all of the plants. God is present in everyone’s heart, having taken an eternal part of Him to acquire a body with its mind and senses. Our true inner soul-self, which is God, enters into this world as an individual soul and interacts through the mind and senses to manifest an ego and its personality. Thus, it becomes subject to the illusion that the created world expresses. Those who remain deluded do not see the living presence of God within themselves, but through intuitive insight gained in meditation He can be recognized. Understanding this, one is free to perform all the actions necessary in this world while knowing that they have already successfully fulfilled every required duty.