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Definition of Bhakti
Bhakti
Bhakti (also spelled Bhakthi, Sanskrit: भक्ति[1]) in Hinduism and Buddhism is religious devotion in the form of active involvement of a devotee in worship of the divine. Within monotheistic Hinduism, it is the love felt by the worshipper towards the personal God, a concept expressed in Hindu theology as Iṣṭa-devatā (also as Svayam Bhagavan in Gaudiya Vaishnavism).
Bhakthi can be used of either tradition of Hindu monotheism, Shaivaism or Vaishnavism.[2]
BHAKTI YOGA: Bhakti is the approach of pure intense love,
devotion to God, and attachment to Him alone. God is to be regarded as
the devotee's parent, master, friend, child, husband or sweetheart,
each succeeding relationship representing an intensification of love.
The devotee has God as the center of his existence. He perceives
everything as God and God in everything. It is a path of complete
surrender. He hands over the reins of his life to God and never
questions the ride.
Bhakti Yoga by Sri Swami
Sivananda
The term Bhakti comes from the root 'Bhaj', which means 'to be attached
to God'. Bhajan, worship, Bhakti, Anurag, Prem, Priti are synonymous terms. Bhakti is love
for love's sake. The devotee wants God and God alone. There is no selfish expectation
here. There is no fear also. Therefore it is called 'Parama Prem Rupa'. The devotee feels,
believes, conceives and imagines that his Ishtam (tutelary deity) is an Ocean of Love or
Prem.
Bhakti is the slender thread of Prem or love that binds the heart of a devotee with the
lotus feet of the Lord. Bhakti is intense devotion and supreme attachment to God. Bhakti
is supreme love for God. It is the spontaneous out-pouring of Prem towards the Beloved. It
is pure, unselfish, divine love or Suddha Prem. There is not a bit of bargaining or
expectation of anything here. This higher feeling is indescribable in words. It has to be
sincerely experienced by the devotee. Bhakti is a sacred, higher emotion with sublime
sentiments that unites the devotees with the Lord.
Mark how love develops. First arises faith. Then follows attraction and after that
adoration. Adoration leads to suppression of mundane desires. The result is
single-mindedness and satisfaction. Then grow attachment and supreme love towards God.
In this type of highest Bhakti all attraction and attachment which one has for objects
of enjoyment are transferred to the only dearest object, viz., God. This leads the devotee
to an eternal union with his Beloved and culminates in oneness.
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