Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 CHAPTER II THE PHILOSOPHY OF ISHVARA Who is Ishvara? Janmâdyasya yatah — " From whom is the birth, continuation, and dissolution of the universe, " — He is Ishvara — " the Eternal, the Pure, the Ever-Free, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Merciful, the Teacher of all teachers " ; and above all, Sa Ishvarah anirvachaniya-premasvarupah — " He the Lord is, of His own nature, inexpressible Love. " These certainly are the definitions of a Personal God. _____________ Today we continue Swami Vivekananda's book Bhakti-Yoga found in Volume 3 of the Complete works. This is a part of a daily study of the lectures and writings of Swami Vivekananda. All lectures are sent out in sequenced form, as he spoke them. Please tell a friend about this Vivekananda Mailing (VML) list and study group. To or send a message to sarada. or visit universaltemple.org and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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