Ishvara

Ishvara
Some quotes from the writings of Alice A Bailey:

This Ishvara is the Soul, untouched by limitation, free from karma and desire. Here we have the picture of the spiritual man as he is in reality. His relation to the three worlds is shown. This is the state of the master or the adept, of the soul who has come into its birthright, and is no longer under control of the forces and energies of the lower nature. YSP, p 47

The Word of Ishvara is AUM (or OM). This is the Pranava. YSP, p 1

1. The Yoga of action, leading to union with the soul is fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to Ishvara. YSP, Bk 2, TOC
 * The Steps to Union**

Ishvara is the son in manifestation through the sun. This is the macrocosmic aspect. Ishvara is the son of God, the cosmic Christ, resplendent in the heart of each of us. The word "heart" is here used in its occult connotation. The following correspondences may be found illuminating and should be studied with care. || ||
 * **By intense devotion to Ishvara, knowledge of Ishvara is gained.**
 * || **Aspect** ||  || **Quality** || **Center** || **Macrocosm** ||
 * Spirit || Father || Monad || Will || Head || Central spiritual sun ||
 * Soul || Son || Ego || Love || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Heart || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Heart of the sun ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Body || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Holy Spirit || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Personality || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Active Intelligence || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Throat || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Physical sun ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Ishvara is the second aspect, and therefore the real meaning of this sutra is that through intense devotion to, and love of Ishvara, the Christ in manifestation, that Christ or soul may be contacted or known. Ishvara is God in the heart of every child of God; He is to be found in the cave of the heart; He is to be reached through pure love and devoted service, and when reached He will be seen seated upon the twelve petalled lotus of the heart, holding in his hands the "jewel in the lotus." Thus the devotee finds Ishvara. When the devotee becomes the raja yogin then Ishvara will reveal to him the secret of the jewel. When Christ is known as king upon the throne of the heart, then He will reveal the Father to His devotee. YSP, p 46
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Ishvara is the second aspect, and therefore the real meaning of this sutra is that through intense devotion to, and love of Ishvara, the Christ in manifestation, that Christ or soul may be contacted or known. Ishvara is God in the heart of every child of God; He is to be found in the cave of the heart; He is to be reached through pure love and devoted service, and when reached He will be seen seated upon the twelve petalled lotus of the heart, holding in his hands the "jewel in the lotus." Thus the devotee finds Ishvara. When the devotee becomes the raja yogin then Ishvara will reveal to him the secret of the jewel. When Christ is known as king upon the throne of the heart, then He will reveal the Father to His devotee. YSP, p 46
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Ishvara is the second aspect, and therefore the real meaning of this sutra is that through intense devotion to, and love of Ishvara, the Christ in manifestation, that Christ or soul may be contacted or known. Ishvara is God in the heart of every child of God; He is to be found in the cave of the heart; He is to be reached through pure love and devoted service, and when reached He will be seen seated upon the twelve petalled lotus of the heart, holding in his hands the "jewel in the lotus." Thus the devotee finds Ishvara. When the devotee becomes the raja yogin then Ishvara will reveal to him the secret of the jewel. When Christ is known as king upon the throne of the heart, then He will reveal the Father to His devotee. YSP, p 46

//Devotion to Ishvara// may be briefly stated to constitute the attitude of the lower threefold self to the service of the ego, the inner ruler, the God or Christ within. This will be triple in its manifestation, bringing that lower personal self into a life of obedience to the Master within the heart; eventually bringing the aspirant into the group of some adept or spiritual teacher, and leading him also into devoted service to Ishvara or the divine Self as found in the hearts of all men and back of all forms of divine manifestation. YSP, p 188

Devotion to Ishvara, which relates to the //astral// or //emotional// body, the whole heart poured out in love to God - God in his own heart, God in the heart of his brother, and God as seen in every form. [...] "Devotion to Ishvara" is a large and general term covering the relation of the personal self to the higher self, the Ishvara or Christ principle in the heart. It covers also the relation of the individual Ishvara to the universal or cosmic Ishvara; it deals with the realization of the soul in man that it is an integral part of the Oversoul. This results in group consciousness which is the objective of the kingly science. YSP, p 123

Ishvara (the Gurudeva), being unlimited by time condition, is the teacher of the primeval Lords. YSP, p 52


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Students would do well in studying these few sutras relating to Ishvara to bear in mind that they have reference to the son of God, the second person of the Trinity as He manifests through the medium of the solar system, to the macrocosmic soul. The secondary meaning has reference also to the divine son of God, the second aspect monadic, as He manifests through the medium of a human being. This is the microcosmic soul. The following synonyms of the Ishvara aspect may be found of value. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">//The Macrocosm// ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Ishvara, the second aspect || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Whose nature is love. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The Son of God || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The revealer of the Father. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The cosmic Christ || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">God in incarnation. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Vishnu || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Second person of the Hindu Trimurti. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The soul of all things || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Atoms and souls are synonymous terms. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The All-Self || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The sum total of all selves. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">I am That || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Group consciousness. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">AUM || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The Word of Revelation. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The Word || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">God in the Flesh. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The Gurudeva || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The Master of all. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">The light of the world || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Shining in darkness. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">//The Microcosm// ||
 * The second aspect || Love wisdom. ||
 * The son of the Father || The revealer of the Monad. ||
 * The Christ || Christ in you, the hope of glory. ||
 * The Soul || Consciousness. ||
 * The higher Self || The Lord of the bodies. ||
 * The Ego || The Self-realizing Identity. ||
 * The Word || God in incarnation. ||
 * AUM || The Word of revelation. ||
 * The Master || The self on the throne. ||
 * The radiant Augoeidas || The light within. ||
 * The spiritual Man || Utilizing the lower man. YSP, p 50 ||
 * AUM || The Word of revelation. ||
 * The Master || The self on the throne. ||
 * The radiant Augoeidas || The light within. ||
 * The spiritual Man || Utilizing the lower man. YSP, p 50 ||