I am indeed blessed to have been touched by Shri Ishwar Puri-ji, the perfect living master of the Sant Mat Surat Shabd Yoga. He is a living God, 94 years old, and travels internationally all year round. His talks are like lightning strikes on our ignorance, and he is so full of love that it is beyond description. Ever since I met him in October 2019, my life has been transformed.
Bhagavan Shri Krishna has come to me in the form of Ishwar-ji. I am writing this article after much hesitation, but I wanted to list shlokas of the Bhagavadgita, the song of God, that closely reflect the message of Ishwar-ji as I have understood him. His You Tube videos are available at Isha News Media.
I request dear Ishwar-ji to excuse me for any mistakes.
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः ।
तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता ॥ १४-४॥
Oh Arjuna, all creatures, born in whatever wombs, are born out of the womb of Brahman and I (Ishwara=God) am the one who plants the seed of everything.
प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः ।
यः पश्यति तथात्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति ॥ १३-३०॥
Nature, consisting of the mind, is the cause of all experiences and actions. The one who experiences himself as the non-doer Soul within, he sees truly.
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः ।
गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात् ॥ १५-८॥
Every soul that takes up a body and departs at death carries with him the mind, full of memories, tendencies, and his karmas, just like the wind that blows always carries the fragrances of all it touches.
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः ।
प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ ॥ ५-२७॥
The way to meditate is to withdraw attention completely from all external objects and to focus on the inner eye behind the eyebrow centre. And balancing one's breath to calm the mind, to contemplate the Ultimate.
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ।
श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः ॥ ६-४७॥
Even among yogis who meditate on the Soul, the one who is totally immersed in Me (Ishwara, the Supreme Soul) with love and devotion, is the greatest meditator.
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः ॥ १८-४६॥
The way to live in this world is to serve, with all one's actions, that Iswara, who is the cause of all creation and who permeates everything as the Super consciousness.
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते ।
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥ ९-२२॥
Those who abandon every other thought and meditate on Me with love and devotion - I shall Myself take care of all their here and hereafter in all aspects (life and salvation).
Love and devotion are the way to reach Ishwara!
