Ishvara-consciousness (Yoga)

By following the way of devotion, knowledge of Ishvara as the second aspect or [soul]

in the heart is revealed. Full revelation of Ishvara is said to be the result of application to the way of [raja yoga]

, when intellectual knowledge, mental control and discipline combine with the devotion of pure love.

Ishvara is God in the heart, lord of the universe the son of God, otherwise called the cosmic Christ. This is Brahman as interpreted in human thought, all gods and deities are aspects of Ishvara - for example, God of Christianity, Allah of Islam, the deities of Hinduism and, in particular, the trinity Brahma/Vishnu/Shiva.