Connect to your favorite Divine form!
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Each of us flows towards the Divine in different ways. Being ourselves embodied beings, it is easier for us to connect with the Divine in form than the formless Existence. Vedic tradition encourages the concept of the ishtadevata or 'personalized Divine' - connecting with the Divine through a chosen form. Connecting to one's ishtadevata deepens our devotion and feeling-connection to the Divine. Depending on the individual's temperament, he or she may connect to the compassion of the Divine Mother, the love and joy of Krishna, the enlightenment of Shiva, the protection of Murugan or the silent peace of Buddha.
I saw him as Mahadeva Shiva!
When he hugged me, it felt like it
was coming from the entire
universe. It hit a place so deep
that I started crying, it was all
love.
- John Villalobos, Teacher &
Musician, LA, USA
Nothing existed except me and
Krishna! The beautiful energy of
love was overwhelming. There
was only complete bliss, complete
connection, expansive Love. I fell
in love..!
- Ma Nithya Atma, Yoga Teacher,
CA, USA
