Isvara's Prayer

1. God, The Universe, Isvara

If there's an individual consciousness, there's a universal consciousness to deify.

Call it God, The Universe, or Isvara. Simple acknowledgment is worship enough.

Denying this basic recognition is the height of self-deceit making real self-inquiry infeasible.

2. Isvara Help

Scientific atheists of the west are between gods, Isvara help them.

Isvara is Brahman as seen from the point of view of Maya.

Maya is the snake in the rope, a desert mirage, fool's gold, Texas tea.

3. God's Work

Visualizing Brahman as Isvara is God's work.

As one goes through samsara to get to nirvana, one goes through Isvara to get to Brahman.

The power of Isvara is Maya. The power of Maya is duality. The power of duality is twofold: veiling and revealing.

4. The Mahavakya Quartet

It's Brahman as far as the eye can see. Atman is that unbelievable consciousness in which a world of belief appears. Aum. Turiyam is shorthand for Ayam Atma Brahma.

~Suite Reality 2

Quotenotes:

It is true there is one Reality that appears as the universe, as the individualized knowing self, that appears as the Ruler of the universe. Yet, as long as you acknowledge one of these three, you have to acknowledge the other two also. ~Satprakashananda

God is a conscious being who must necessarily have all-knowledge and all power/skill to create, sustain and resolve the jagat. We will replace the word God, with the word Īśvara because it is an unabused Sanskrit word, so far. ~Dayananda