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Ishvara

[eesh-wer-uh]

noun

Hinduism.
  1. a personal and supreme god, supposed in dvaita Vedantism to be included with the world and Atman within Brahman.



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Ishvara and his community proudly fly the new age flag.

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“Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom” is the way Ishvara once explained Harbin’s allure.

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"I shall never go in there," barks artist Ishvara D'Angelo, 81.

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In answer to an inquirer's question—"Is there only one God?" the reply is, "There is one supreme Lord or Ishvara of the universe, and there are minor deities or devas who intelligently guide the various processes of nature in their different departments in willing obedience to Ishvara."

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To escape from it would be to cease to be Ishvara, and to become Brahma Nirguna.

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