Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 7: Knowledge and Realization

Bhagavad Gita 7.13

tribhirguṇamayairbhāvairebhiḥ sarvamidaṃ jagat | mohitaṃ nābhijānāti māmebhyaḥ paramavyayam ||

Deluded by these states made of the three qualities, this whole world does not recognize me, who am beyond them and imperishable.

Modern context

The world is so absorbed in its changing states that it does not notice what lies behind them. We are caught by whatever is happening: today's mood, this week's worry, this year's ambition. And so we miss the unchanging ground that holds it all. It is like watching a film so intently that one forgets the screen. The screen was there the whole time, untouched by fires and floods in the story.