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Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice, a 2015 biography of Thomas J. Hudner Jr. and Jesse L. Brown Devotion , a 2021 novel by Hannah Kent Music
Again, it is said that the Lord "reveals Himself to His devotees" [20] and that bhakti is the most precious of all possessions. Next, a list of forms of attachment is given, through which a devotee should attain a loving feeling towards God, including : attachment to the Lord's qualities; attachment to His beauty, attachment to worshiping Him,
Bhakti (Sanskrit: भक्ति; Pali: bhatti) is a term common in Indian religions which means attachment, fondness for, devotion to, trust, homage, worship, piety, faith, or love. [1] In Indian religions, it may refer to loving devotion for a personal God (like Krishna or Devi ), a formless ultimate reality (like Nirguna Brahman or the Sikh ...
Bhakti yoga is a devotee's loving devotion to a personal god as the path for spirituality. [22] The other two paths are jnana yoga and karma yoga. Jnana yoga is the path of wisdom where the individual pursues knowledge and introspective self-understanding as spiritual practice, and karma yoga is the path of virtuous action (karma) where one ...
Brooklyn Museum - Devotional Discourse ca.1750-1775. More important in daily life of many Hindus than the major deities are the many ancient minor deities of folklore that control more practical concerns, the pantheon of folk demi-gods and spirits such as the yakshas and yakshini and their king Kubera who regulates such matters as fertility and wealth, and mythical beings such as apsaras ...
Through Bhakti (devotion), a Jiva ascends to Vaikuntha, where it continues to delight in His service in a body which is sat-cit-ananda. Karma Yoga and Jnana Yoga are sub processes of Bhakti, total surrender, as the devotee acquires the knowledge that the deity is the inner self. A devotee realizes his own state as dependent on, and supported by ...
It is the bhakti of the devotee who worships God not for any reward or presents but for His own sake. Such a devotee goes to Goloka after leaving this body and lives in eternal bliss enjoying the sports of the Lord. The classical example of this complete self-effacement is that of the cow-herdesses towards Krishna.
Devotion to southern Indian Mal may be an early form of Krishnaism, since Mal appears as a divine figure, largely like Krishna with some elements of Vishnu. [29] The alvars, whose name can be translated "sages" or "saints", were devotees of Mal. Their poems show a pronounced orientation to the Vaishnava, and often Krishna, side of Mal.