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Bhakti: Devotion
Bhakti: Devotion
Bhakti: Devotion
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Bhakti is a real, genuine search after God, a search beginning, continuing and ending in love. One single moment of madness of extreme love to God brings us eternal freedom. Devotional service is a process of spiritual understanding. Wherever devotional service exists, the material contamination cannot coexist. The book Bhakti - Devotion discusses Bhakti using various approaches. These include:



a) Collection of Sayings from the Shastras. The ancient Hindu Shastras such as the Vedas, Upanishads, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas, Bhagavad Gita, Shrimad Bhagavata, etc., contain invaluable Sayings which are a source of enlightenment.



b) Sage Naradas Bhakti-aphorisms. Sage Narada describes Bhakti as intense love to God; when a man gets it, he loves all, hates none; he becomes satisfied for ever.



c) A discussion of Bhakti-Yoga - The Path of Devotion, Chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gita. This chapter takes us deeper into the concept of Bhakti.



d) Bhaktas - Devotees of the Lord. Their lives are a source of inspiration and instill in us a sense of devotion.



e) Shri Adi Shankaracharyas devotional song Bhaja Govindam. It is enchanting and elevates the mind to a higher plane.



f) Sanskrit Epithets of Lord Krishna and Arjuna used in the Bhagavad Gita. There is great depth in their meanings.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateJun 15, 2007
ISBN9781467824774
Bhakti: Devotion
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Mahesh B. Sharma

The author is a retired professor from Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, U.S.A. He retired in 1997 as Associate Professor of Chemistry after 28 years of service. He still continues to work for the university on a part-time basis.

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