Guest Author - Jen Blackert

In the Hindu tradition as well as in yoga practice, we study the hindu trinity. These three deities that offer insight into peace, presence, enlightenment and the law of attraction.

Brahma – the creator; Vishnu – the preserver; Shiva – the destroyer.

Let’s start with Brahma, the divine creator. Of course, this is where is all starts, it may just be a sprinkling thought dropped into our mind or our parents’ minds before we were born.

Shiva, the dancing deity. Shiva was the first deity that I really understood as it demonstrates everything in constant change. To me, shiva represents energy. Everything is energy, atoms whizzing around in every which direction and matter is always in a constant state of change.

Vishnu on the other hand didn’t make a lot of sense to me at first. Vishnu, the constant and preserver, the unchanging state. Isn’t that in conflict with Shiva? If everything is energy... what is preserved and never changing? What does this mean?

I was recently introduced to the lyrics from the Beatles song, “Across the Universe.” As I read the lyrics, I felt as if I was grasping the purpose of Shiva but the line, “Nothing’s gonna change my world” just didn’t make sense. (See Lyrics Below).

From a law of attraction perspective, it didn’t feel right. I didn’t like the idea of nothing changing. I believe our mind can change the world, but then I listened to the melody and realized that wasn’t what it was about.

As you listen, you realize that the words “Nothing’s gonna change my world”, would more appropriately be “Nothing’s gonna change my peace of mind”. This line comes right after the words, "Jai guru deva om" which in sanskrit means "I honor or thank my higher self". The Beatles didn't want us to mistake the meaning.

All of a sudden, things were very clear. Vishnu represents our higher self, our authentic being or inner core. Vishnu is the spirit within that doesn’t go away once your body dies. It’s that constant presence that offers us daily peace.

Lyrics by The Beatles: Across The Universe


“Words are flying out like
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow waves of joy
are drifting thorough my open mind
Possessing and caressing me

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Images of broken light which
dance before me like a million eyes
That call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a
restless wind inside a letter box
they tumble blindly as
they make their way across the universe

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Sounds of laughter shades of life
are ringing through my open ears
exciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which
shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Jai guru deva
Jai guru deva”

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