Sri Ishopanisad mantra 1 summary notes MRdd
Bhakti Sastri Online
Modul 1, lesson 3
Student: Madhuri Radhika dd (Almviks Gard, Sweden)
18th of January 2014
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ISOPANISAD BRIEF OVERVIEW
Invocation mantra 3: Live in harmony with Ishvara
Mantra 4.-8. The Ishvara can be understood by spiritual vision
Mantra 9.-11. Right & wrong vidya (knowledge) - for understanding Ishvara
Mantra 12.-14. Right & wrong upasana (disposition of the heart) for worshiping Ishvara
Mantra 15.-18. Prayers to Ishvara to reveal Himself
If I want to obey someone, I should know this person. We can know the Ishvara by the spiritual vision.
Developing the spiritual vision has two parts:
· cultivating the proper knowledge & then
· developing the right disposition of the heart
Yet to understand the Supreme Lord is not just an intellectual exercise, we have to offer both the head