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	Encyclopedia: Deva (Hinduism)
		Ishta-Deva, or Ishta Devata is a term from Hinduism that means chosen Deity or revered aspect of God by a devotee and is a widely held concept in Smartism.
		Devas, in Hinduism, are celestial beings that control forces of nature such as fire, air, wind, etc. They are not to be confused with God or His personal form, Saguna Brahman which is visualized as Vishnu or Shiva.
		In Hindu mythology, the devas are opposed to the demonic Asuras.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Deva-%28Hinduism%29 (3225 words)

	ishta_devata
		The kula devata is worshiped by generations of scions of a family, the ishta devata is worshiped by particular individuals.
		Ishta Devata: andquot;Chosen Deityandquot; - Pagan Wisdom - pagan, wicca / wiccan...
		Ishta Devata in its simplest translation means andquot;Chosen Deityandquot;.
	ishta_devata.networklive.org (316 words)

	Ishta-deva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Smartism, a denomination of Hinduism, an ishta-deva or ishta devata is a revered aspect of God chosen by a devotee.
		However, their wishes are only granted by Me." (Gita: 7:21-22) Another quote in the Gita states: "O Arjuna, even those devotees who worship other lesser deities (e.g., Devas, for example) with faith, they also worship Me, but in an improper way because I am the Supreme Being.
		In such a concept held by Smartas, different aspects of God are held to be equivalent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ishta-Deva (1290 words)

	Uttaranchal Information Centre
		Devas, or demigods, are celestial beings similar to angels in Judaeo-Christian traditions.
		Lord Shiva, also called Tryambaka Deva (literally, "three-eyed Lord") or Trolochana, is depicted as having three eyes: the sun is His right eye, the moon the left eye and fire the third eye.
		Deva = Divine, the Basic element (of world)
	www.4dham.com /go2/Shiva.html (3863 words)

	Glossary
		Ishta Deva: The form of God or spiritual ideal, which the devotee chooses to follow.
	www.geocities.com /neovedanta/gloss.html (2435 words)

	Sapthagiri
		This is a continuation of the prayer of the devotee to his Ishta Devata, Sri Rama, whom he says, is none other than the Supreme Brahman that has assumed a Form.
		In other words his Ishta Devata, Sri Rama, is none other than the Supreme Brahman, who has assumed a Form.
		It may also mean that the author is remembering his previous life of sin and while remaining in the womb he had prayed for atonement and sought the help of his Ishta Devata.
	www.tirumala.org /sapthagiri/022003/bhakti.htm (3165 words)

	Ishta-Deva
		Ishta-Deva, o Ishta Devata es un término del hinduism que significa deity elegido.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/is/IshtaDeva.htm (184 words)

	Ishta Devata
		Ishta Deva means "Worshipable Deity." It has nothing to do with the "demigods" or Devatas.
		Radhika is often addresed as "Devi." Technically the term Ishta Deva refers to the form of the Lord worshiped by a particular person and more particularly by a certain sampradaya.
		Gaudiya Vaisnavas worship Radha-Krsna and Gauranga Mahaprabhu (and Nityanda Prabhu) as their Ishta Devas.
	www.audarya-fellowship.com /showflat/cat/hinduism/75629/6/collapsed/5/o/1 (890 words)

	Beliefnet.com
		I don't seem to be able to find my ishta deva.
		I guess this can happen at times, as this has happened to me. After a while of learning and growing on your spiritual path, the ishta devata for you would eventually reveal his/herself to you.
		You may eventually find that one manifestation of God overall suits you, and you would be just closely drawn to him/her.
	images.beliefnet.com /boards/message_list.asp?boardID=4590&discussionID=283281 (220 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page
		However, it is this Ishta-Deva concept of Smartism that has in fact colored the perception of what Hinduism is to the outsider, when in fact the other denominations do not strictly espouse the belief and more closely adhere to the conventional Western perception of what a monotheistic faith is.
		Hinduism encourages devotees to describe and develop a personal relationship with their chosen deity (ishta devata) in the form of a God or Goddess.
		While some censuses hold worshippers of one form or another of Vishnu (known as Vaishnavites) to be at 80% and those of Shiva (called Shaivaites) and Shakti at the remaining 20%, such figures are perhaps misleading.
	www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Hindu (5569 words)

	parishad109
		prArambha kAryam nirvigna-mastu, shubham shobhanamastu, ishTa devatA kuladevatA suprasannA varadA bhavatu.
		om SrimAn Maha-GanA-dhipataye namaH, sri Gurubhyo namaH, sri Sarasvatyey namaH, sri VedAya namaH, sri Veda-purushAya namaH, Ishta devatA-bhyo namaH, kula-devatA-bhyo namaH, stana-devatA-bhyo namaH, grama-devatA-bhyo namaH, vAstu-devatA-bhyo namaH, sachii purandarA-bhyAm namaH, umA maheshvarA-bhyAm namaH, mAtA pitrubhyAm namaH, lakshmi- nArayanAbhyAm namaH, sarvebhyo devebhyo namo namaH, sarvebhyo-brAhmanebhyo namo namaH, yetad-karma-pradhAna-devatAbhyo namaH
		Ishta- kAmyArta prayukta, samyag-Acharita, sri varamahAlaxmi, sAmpuurna phala- vapyartim, sri varamahalaxmyey svaruupAya suvasinye vAyana dAnam karishey
	www.salagram.net /parishad120.htm (3259 words)

	Smartism
		In Smartism, devotees pray to whatever form of God a devotee prefers, (or as monists prefer to call, Ishta Devata, i.e., the preferred form of God) and ask for God's grace in order to achieve Moksha, end of the cycle of rebirth.
		The Ishta-Deva concept has confused outsiders and hence made them perceive Hinduism as polytheistic as Smartas are monists, and view multiple manifestations of the one God or source of being.
	www.keywordmage.net /sm/smartism.html (302 words)

	God's of Hindu's (vmission.org)
		He also represents the Nivritti, and thus is the common Ishta Deva for sanyasins.
		Creation and destruction are two sides of the coin of existence, and one of them has no relevance without the other.
	www.vmission.org /hinduism/gods (590 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page
		The idea that deities are powerful conduits of faith and representations of Truth is known as ishta devata, or chosen deity.
		Since the mind is in turbulence (vritti) and unable to focus on the formless God, God is seen in form.
		They are sometimes abstract, but more often different representations of Gods and Goddesses like Shiva or Ganesh, Ram or Krishna, Saraswati or Kali.
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Murti (330 words)

	Yoga Part 2
		However, the main danger on the path of Bhakti Yoga is the likely-hood of developing fanaticism, if one ignores that other persons, like him, also have the right to reach the God through their own Ishta Deva and path which may be different from his own.
		This form of God becomes their Chosen Ideal -the 'Ishta Deva'.
		The person involved in Bhakti develops 'one pointed' concentration by losing himself in the beauty and love of his Ishta by developing a particular bhava (attitude).
	www.geocities.com /neovedanta/a52.html (1660 words)

	Beliefnet.com
		I have also noticed many born Hindus accepting the teachings of Christ, while still worshiping their ishta deva, or main deity.
		as far as i know about 'vaisnavism', 3/5 vaisnava sects (visnusvami/vallabhas, nimbarkas, & gaidiyas)have krishna as their ista deva and the sri vaisnavas & madhvas have narayan as their ista deva.
		The concept of ista devta is advaitin (or mayavada) which was established by Sankara, so dont get it confused with vaisnavism.
	www.beliefnet.com /boards/message_list.asp?boardID=389&discussionID=223364 (379 words)

	Experiences of Meditation
		Bhakti yoga, which is related to tantra through its emphasis on mantra and deity, focuses on the purification of the emotions and develops love for God, usually through the vehicle of relationship with one's ishta deva (an ideal form of God).
		As a friend once said to me, "The truly amazing thing is that although God is so vast, it is still possible to have a personal relationship." Most devotees of bhakti yoga experience a relationship with God that is intensely personal in nature.
		This is why tantrics practice methods that arouse the kundalini: mantra, pranayama, meditation on the kundalini, the company of an enlightened teacher, and devotional methods such as puja (worship) and kirtan (chanting).
	www.cit-sakti.com /kundalini/experiences-of-meditation.htm (3583 words)

	Roger Walsh reviews Ken Wilber's Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution
		By the time the subtle levels have emerged, experience is more interior and concerned with subtle experiences of light and sound (shabd and nad yoga) or archetypal imagery, for example, the shaman's power animals, the Hindu's Ishta Deva, the Christian contemplative's sacred figures.
		Rather, it refers to an initial transpersonal stage at which experience is still largely somatically based, such as in the experiences of kundalini energy or of the divinity of nature.
		At the causal level all form and experiences drop away leaving only pure consciousness, such as the Buddhist's nirvana, the Vedantin's nirvikalpa samadhi, the Gnostic's abyss.
	cogweb.ucla.edu /CogSci/Walsh_on_Wilber_95.html (5717 words)

	THE OMNIC SOUND TECHNIQUE
		Sincerely ask your guru’s/Ishta Deva’s, or Lord Shiva’s/Ganesha’s blessings for success in meditation before starting.
		Step (1): Inhale slowly and deeply through nose.
	www.gita.be /omnic.htm (639 words)

	Baldaeus Theological College - Articles - The Challenge of Militant Hinduism
		But you must acknowledge that there are many paths (margas) toward God and that your way is merely yours, that Jesus is merely your ‘ishta deva’.
		The traditional as well as new militant Hindu stance is: ‘You may believe anything you choose, worship in any way you see fit, have any code of ethics you like.
		To the orthodox Christian this kind of distinctly Hindu approach to reality goes against the grain.
	www.baldaeus.com /html/0063.html (1736 words)

	Phantasmata Magazine #One - Mage's Guide tp adepthood, part II
		Bhakti Yogi: These yogins carry a doll of their Ishta Deva (God Ideal, often baby Krishna) with them at all times and literally treat it as if were a living child.
		What follows is a compiliation of methods I and others have used to "Remember." They may be useful in your own spiritual practice.
		Tikkun Of The Holy Sparks: Visualize "raising up" the "holy sparks" in everything you touch and see throughout the day.
	phantasmata.fix.no /one/onep6b.html (501 words)

	► » On the Ishta Deva
		final and only indispensible criterion of the Ishta is the jataka's
		time to get down to some home truth about the Ishta.
		The jyotishi is not, and can never be, party to that choice.
	www.science-one.org /detail-3702201.html (210 words)

	about you
		Swamiji illustrates with his example the BHAVA of love for ones ISHTA DEVA (the form visualized as divine by a person).
		This love and resulting relationship with our ISHTA becomes more and more real, until it's all that matters.
		Then one is able to dedicate body and mind to a durable endeavor to realize and finally become divine.
	www.shreemaa.org /aboutyou.htm (3590 words)

	Mantra
		Esistono Mantra per così dire generici (Maha Mantra), adatti a tutti, e Mantra personali, in relazione ad esempio con la propria Ishta Deva (la divinità con la quale un discepolo è stato iniziato), la cui continua ripetizione (Japa), secondo la tradizione, chiarisce e purifica il pensiero.
		Non bisogna tuttavia dimenticare che, sempre secondo la cultura indiana, l'obbiettivo più elevato di tali formule è quello di realizzare un collegamento diretto con il divino.
		Nei Purana si considera il Japa come una via facile per giungere alla Brahmavidya o conoscenza del Brahman (L'Assoluto o “Fondamento Eterno di ogni esistente”).
	www.cysurya.milano.it /articoli/mantra.html (704 words)

	Newsletter
		An Ishta Deva or Devi is one’s personal God.
		Lakshmi is the Divine Mother, she always answers the prayers of her children.” He said, “She is your Ishta Devi.&; I didn’t need him to tell me this last part.
		Sometimes you select your Ishta Devi, but more often they select you.
	www.shambhava.com /sangha/newsletter/September2004/NewsLetter.htm (15596 words)

	Interfaith Studies: Sri Ramakrishna
		Jadu Mallick, a Hindu who had chosen Jesus as his personal god (ishta deva) read the bible to Sri Ramakrishna.
		He also had some acquaintance with Christianity and the Bible and saw a vision of Jesus whom he recognised as an incarnation of God.
	www.interfaith-center.org /elearning/web/spirituality/ramakrishna.html (540 words)

	indien
		Thus the temple is an image, not only of the spiritual worlds, but of all manifestations, from the dark underworlds of subconscious life through the twilight world of man to the bright heavenly worlds of the devas.“ (71)
		„Surya is the visible manifestation of Parabrahman and the very Self of all the Devas.
		The foundation anchored in the ground is bhu, the Earth, the vertical body of the temple is bhuvar, the Ether or Middle Space, and the towering Shikhara represents svar or Heaven...
	www.zaunschirm.de /indien.html (12517 words)

	clear my confusion...
		Whoever you feel more atttachment towards - Siva or Krisna - is your Ishta deva and serve and be devoted to him!
		In 'brahm muhurat' go deep down in prayer and ask your heart.
		HE will show you the way to him.
	www.hare-krishna.org /showflat/cat/HareKrishnaNews/4329/7/collapsed/5/o/1 (250 words)

	Islamica Community Forums - Jews/Christians
		But I was uncomfortable with the need to pick an ishta deva, a form of deity.
		In discussing my connection with Hinduism elsewhere, I had written, “For years I identified myself as a bhakta yogi: one who prays through tears, music and poetry, in ecstatic devotion.
	www.islamicaweb.com /archive/t-19486 (6509 words)

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