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(sarvavyapak). From that perspective, from the relative (sapeksha) perspective, the Atma is omnipresent (sarvavyapak). It is not always omnipresent. For that matter, all these people go around calling it omnipresent, omnipresent, omnipresent. Nevertheless, as long as humans have ignorance (agnan), the light of the Atma does not come outside. Only when the Knowledge (Gnan) becomes full, does the light spread throughout the entire universe. Your own Atma is like that, except it is covered with layers (of karma).
When the Atma goes to moksha (final liberation), its full light, illuminates the entire universe. The omnipresent (sarvavyapak) light, spreads throughout the universe. From that perspective, it is omnipresent. However, the Bhagwan (God) that you see otherwise, is what you see through the divine vision (divya chakshu). And that too, you will only see, if there is a creature before you; however, if creation is involved, then you would not be able to see it. Hence: "God is in every creature, whether visible or invisible: not in creation!" There is no God within this machine. And this lot has stuck, 'God is everywhere', all over the place.
Is There Atma Everywhere in the World?
The whole universe is fully packed with creatures; living entities (jivas) and within those living entities, there is Soul (chetan). Yes, and so there are two components in these living entities (jivas): non-living (jada) and eternal element, Soul (chetan). And the eternal element (chetan) is pure (shuddha chetan), which is itself the Atma; the Absolute Soul (Parmatma) itself.
Questioner: So is there nothing anywhere else besides
the Atma?
Dadashri: No. The Atma is not alone. In each living entity (jiva) there is the non-Self (anatma), and there is also Atma (the Self). And the meaning of omnipresence (sarvavyapi)
