Sanskrit | Yoga Sūtras | Lists
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Translation
the inner teacher
Other Translations
sacred awareness, source of wisdom beyond ego, that which is always free
Background
- Ishvara is a special kind of purusha (person)
- Ishvara a principle of spiritual discipline and a means to samadhi
- Ishvara is untouched by afflictions (klesha), actions (karma), or the fruition of actions (vipāka)
- Ishvara was never in bondage and never will be
- Ishvara is not presented as the creator of the world