Brahman exists outside and inside all beings, is both the moving and the unmoving, is too subtle to be known, and is both far and near. Shankara sees this as describing Brahman's absolute omnipresence through seemingly contradictory attributes. Ramanuja reads it as affirming God's simultaneous transcendence and immanence. The Bhakti tradition finds comfort in the Lord's nearness while being awed by His remoteness. Madhva emphasizes that Brahman is genuinely outside and inside all beings — its subtlety makes it unknowable through ordinary means but accessible through scripture and grace. Abhinavagupta explains that consciousness is both interior awareness and exterior world simultaneously, appearing to move yet being the unmoving ground — this paradox is the heart of recognition philosophy. Vallabha teaches that God's presence inside and outside all beings means the cosmos is pervaded by divine being, dissolving any seeming distance between God and the world. Tilak notes that Brahman's nearness has ethical implications: God is present in every situation and duty. Vivekananda sees this as the basis for universal respect — if the divine is within every being, no person is too lowly to serve.