Bhakti Quotes | Global Oneness . Archive 1009 II Bhakti Quotes A Wisdom Archive on Bhakti Quotes Bhakti Quotes A selection of articles related to Bhakti Quotes: bhakti: n (Sanskrit) "Devotion." Surrender to God, Gods or guru. Bhakti extends from the simplest expression of devotion to the ego decimating principle of prap atti, which is total surrender. Bhakti is the foundation of all sects of Hinduis m, as well as yoga schools throughout the world bhakti yoga: n (Sanskrit) "Union through devotion." Bhakti yoga is the practice of devotional disciplines, worship, prayer, chanting and singing with the aim of awakening love in the heart and opening oneself to God's grace. Bhakti may be d irected toward God, Gods or one's spiritual preceptor. Bhakti yoga seeks communi on and ever closer rapport with the Divine, developing qualities that make commu nion possible, such as love, selflessness and purity See this and more articles and videos below. Bhakti Quotes Archives on Bhakti Quotes Bhakti Quotes yourself to be what you are not.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakt i Quotes I have no powers. I don'st know anything.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Ba ba, Bhakti Quotes Stupidity and selfishness are the only evil.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes Absolute should be experienced, not discussed.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karo li Baba, Bhakti Quotes To go beyond yourself, you must know yourself.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karo li Baba, Bhakti Quotes To receive communication, you must be receptive.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Ka roli Baba, Bhakti Quotes I don'st want anything. I exist only to serve others.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Ne em Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes If you do not make it empty, how will you fill it up again?Neem Karoli Baba Quot es, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes Go within and discover what you are not. 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Go beyond the personal and see.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes With ignorance coming to an end all comes to an end. Things are then seen as the y are and they are good.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes Desirelessness is the highest bliss.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, B hakti Quotes, Bliss Money should be used to help others.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, B hakti Quotes, Money Beyond pain and pleasure there is bliss.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Bab a, Bhakti Quotes, Pain Everyone has a particular relationship with the Lord, and that relationship is e voked by the perfection of devotional service.Bhaktivedanta Quotes, Bhaktivedant a, Bhakti Quotes Everyone should treat Godbrothers as Prabhu and nobody should try to claim any e xtra honor on account of an official position.Bhaktivedanta Quotes, Bhaktivedant a, Bhakti Quotes There are no steps to self realization. There is nothing gradual about it. It ha ppens suddenly and is irreversible.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bh akti Quotes What you are, you already are. By knowing what you are not, you are free of it a nd remain in your own natural state.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, B hakti Quotes Everything is impermanent, except the love of God.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Love Seek within. Your own self is your best friend.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Kar oli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Friend Desirelessness and fearlessness will take you there.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Nee m Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Fear To realize the Eternal is to become the Eternal.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Ka roli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Eternal I am the father of the world. The whole world is my child.Neem Karoli Baba Quote s, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, World Attachment is the strongest block to realization.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem K aroli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Attachment Ask God or Hanuman. I'sm just an ordinary being. I can do nothing.Neem Karoli Ba ba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, God It'ss better to see God in everything than to try to figure it out.Neem Karoli B aba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, God Whether you plan or don'st, life goes on. But in life itself a littleNeem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Life Renunciation of the false is liberating and energizing.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Renunciation It is the mind that creates illusion and it is the mind that gets free of it.Nee m Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Mind The entire universe strives to fulfil a desire born of compassion.Neem Karoli Ba ba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Compassion Be aware of being conscious and seek the source of consciousness.Neem Karoli Bab a Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Consciousness Desire is, of course, a state of mind. But the realization of unity is beyond mi nd.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Mind It doesn'st matter if you are married or not, it only matters how much you love God.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Love Love all men as God, even if they hurt you or shame you. Be like Gandhi and Chri st.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Love What is perceived in pure awareness, unaffected by desire and fear is fact.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Awareness Be what you Quotes conscious being and don'st stray away from yourself.Neem Karo li Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Consciousness Humility and silence are essential for a sadhaka (Spiritual Seeker), however adv anced.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Seeker Before pain was, you were. After pain had gone, you remained. Pain is transient, you are not.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Pain The sense of 'I am's is always there; only when it identifies with the body it i s called the ego.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Body Evil is the shadow of inattention. In the light of self awareness it will wither and fall off.Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, Awarenes s Guided by memory you have been pursuing the pleasant and shunning the unpleasant . Have you succeeded?Neem Karoli Baba Quotes, Neem Karoli Baba, Bhakti Quotes, M emory * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Bhakti bhakti: n (Sanskrit) "Devotion." Surrender to God, Gods or guru. Bhakti extends from the simplest expression of devotion to the ego decimating principle of prap atti, which is total surrender. Bhakti is the foundation of all sects of Hinduis m, as well as yoga schools throughout the world. See: bhakti yoga, darshana, pra patti, prasada, sacrifice, surrender, yajna. (See also: Bhakti, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Bhakti yoga bhakti yoga: n (Sanskrit) "Union through devotion." Bhakti yoga is the practice of devotional disciplines, worship, prayer, chanting and singing with the aim of awakening love in the heart and opening oneself to God's grace. Bhakti may be d irected toward God, Gods or one's spiritual preceptor. Bhakti yoga seeks communion and ever closer rapport with the Divine, developing qualities that make communion possible, such as love, selflessness and purity. S aint Sambandar described bhakti as religion's essence and the surest means to di vine union and liberation. He advised heartfelt worship, unstinting devotion and complete surrender to God in humble, committed service. From the beginning prac tice of bhakti to advanced devotion, called prapatti, self effacement is an intr icate part of Hindu, even all Indian, culture. Bhakti yoga is embodied in Patanjali's Yoga Darshana in the second limb, niyamas (observances), as devotion (Ishvarapranidhana). Bhakti yoga is practiced in man y Hindu schools, and highly developed in Vaishnavism as a spiritual path in itse lf, leading to perfection and liberation. In Saiva Siddhanta, its cultivation is the primary focus during the kriya pada (stage of worship). See: bhakti yoga, prapatti, sacrifice, surrender, yajna. (See also: Bhakti yoga, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Spiritual Theosophy Dictionary on Yoga Yoga (Sanskrit) Union; one of the six Darsanas or schools of philosophy of India , founded by Patanjali, but said to have existed as a distinct teaching and syst em of life before that sage. Yajnavalkya, a famous and very ancient sage of pre Mahabharatan times, to whom the White Yajur Veda, the Satapatha Brahmana, and th e Brihadaranyaka are attributed, is credited with inculcating the positive duty of religious meditation and retirement into the forests, and therefore is believ ed to have originated the yoga doctrine. Patanjali''s yoga, however, is more def inite and precise as a philosophy, and imbodies more of the occult sciences than any of the extant works attributed to Yajnavalkya.  The objective of the Yoga school is attaining union or at one ness with the divi ne spiritual essence within which is virtually identical with the spiritual esse nce or Logos of the universe. True yoga is genuine psychology based on a complet e philosophical understanding of the entire inner human constitution.  There are several states leading to spiritual powers and perception. The eight s tages of yoga usually enumerated are: 1) yama (restraint, forbearance); 2) niyama, religious observances such as fastings, prayer, penances; 3) asana, postures of various kinds; 4) pranayama, methods of regulating the breath; 5) pratyahara (withdrawal), withdrawal of the consciousness from external objects; 6) dharana (firmness, steadiness, resolution) mental concentration, holding the mind o n an object of thought; 7) dhyana, abstract contemplation or meditation freed from exterior distractions; and 8) samadhi, complete collection of the consciousness and its faculties into union with the monadic essence.  There are several types of yoga such as karma yoga, hatha yoga, bhakti yoga, raj a yoga, and jnana yoga. "Similar religious aspirations or practices likewise exi st in Occidental countries, as, for instance, what is called ''Salvation by Work s,'' somewhat equivalent to the Hindu Karma Yoga, or, again, ''Salvation by Fait h or Love,'' somewhat similar to the Hindu Bhakti Yoga; while both Orient and Occident have, each one, its various forms of ascetic practices which may be gr ouped under the term Hatha Yoga.  "No system of Yoga should ever be practiced unless under the direct teaching of one who knows the dangers of meddling with the psycho mental apparatus of the hu man constitution, for dangers lurk at every step, and the meddler in these thing s is likely to bring disaster upon himself, both in matters of health and as reg ards sane mental equilibrium. The higher branches of Yoga, however, such as the Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga, implying strict spiritual and intellectual discipline combined with a fervid love for all beings, are perfectly safe. It is, however, the ascetic practices, etc., and the teachings that go with them, wherein lies t he danger to the unwary, and they should be carefully avoided" (OG 183).  The various forms of yoga from the standpoint of theosophy when properly underst ood are not distinct, separable means of attaining union with the god within; an d it is a divergence of the attention into one or several of these forms to the exclusion of others that has brought about so much mental confusion and lack of success even in those who are more or less skilled. Every one of these forms of yoga, with the probable exception of the lower forms of hatha yoga, should be pr acticed concurrently by the one who has set his heart and mind upon spiritual su ccess.  Thus one should carefully watch and control his acts, acting and working unselfi shly; he should live so that his daily customs distract attention as little as p ossible away from the spiritual purpose; his heart coincidentally should be fill ed with devotion and love for all things; and he should cultivate, all at the sa me time, his will, his capacity for self sacrifice and self devotion to a noble cause, and his ability to stand firm and undaunted in the face of difficulties w hatever they may be; and, finally, in addition and perhaps most importantly, he should do everything in his power to cultivate his intuition and intellectual fa culties, exercising not merely his ratiocinative mind, but the higher intuitive and nobly intellectual parts.  Combining all these he is following the chela path and is using all the forms of yoga in the proper way. Yet the chela will never obtain his objective if his pr actice of yoga is followed for his own individual advancement. He will never rea ch higher than the superior planes of the astral world even in consciousness; bu t when his whole being follows this yoga as thus outlined with a desire to lay h is life and all he is on the altar of service to the world, he is then indeed on the path.  (See also: Yoga, Mysticism, Body mind and SoulÂ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Penance penance: Prayashchitta. Atonement, expiation. An act of devotion (bhakti), austerity (tapas) or discipline (sukritya) undertak en to soften or nullify the anticipated reaction to a past action. Penance is uncomfortable karma inflicted upon oneself to mitigate one's karmic b urden caused by wrongful actions (kukarma). It includes such acts as prostrating 108 times, fasting, self denial, or carrying kavadi (public penance), as well a s more extreme austerities, or tapas. Penance is often suggested by spiritual le aders and elders. Penitence or repentance, suffering regret for misdeeds, is cal led anutapa, meaning "to heat." See: evil, kavadi, papa, prayashchitta, sin, tapas. (See also: Penance, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Guru shishya system guru shishya system: (Sanskrit) "Master disciple" system. An important education system of Hinduism whereby the teacher conveys his knowledge and tradition to a student. Such knowledge, whether it be Vedic Agamic art, architecture or spirituality, i s imparted through the developing relationship between guru and disciple. The principle of this system is that knowledge, especially subtle or advanced kn owledge, is best conveyed through a strong human relationship based on ideals of the student's respect, commitment, devotion and obedience, and on personal inst ruction by which the student eventually masters the knowledge the guru embodies. See: guru, guru bhakti, satguru. (See also: Guru shishya system, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Satguru satguru (sadguru): (Sanskrit) "True weighty one." A spiritual preceptor of the highest attainment one who has realized the ultim ate Truth, Parasiva, through nirvikalpa samadhi a jivanmukta able to lead othe rs securely along the spiritual path. He is always a sannyasin, an unmarried ren unciate. All Hindu denominations teach that the grace and guidance of a living satguru is a necessity for Self Realization. He is recognized and revered as the embodimen t of God, Sadasiva, the source of grace and of liberation. See: guru bhakti, guru, guru shishya relationship, padapuja. (See also: Satguru, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Chaitanya chaitanya: (Sanskrit) "Spirit, consciousness, especially higher consciousness; S upreme Being." A widely used term, often preceded by modifiers, e.g., sakshi chaitanya, "witnes s consciousness," or bhakti chaitanya, "devotional consciousness," or Sivachaita nya, "God consciousness." See: chitta, consciousness, mind (five states), Siva c onsciousness. (See also: Chaitanya, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Pranama pranama: (Sanskrit) "Obeisance; bowing down." Reverent salutation in which the h ead or body is bowed. ashtanga pranama: "Eight limbed obeisance." The full prostration for men , in which the hands, chest, forehead, knees and feet touch the ground. (Same as shashtanga pranama.) panchanga pranama: "Five limbed obeisance." The woman's form of prostrat ion, in which the hands, head and legs touch the ground (with the ankles crossed , right over the left). A more exacting term for prostration is pranipata, "falling down in obeisance." See: bhakti, namaskara, prapatti. (See also: Pranama, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Tapas tapas: (Sanskrit) "Warmth, heat," hence psychic energy, spiritual fervor or ardo r. 1) Purificatory spiritual disciplines, severe austerity, penance and sacrific e. The endurance of pain, suffering, through the performance of extreme penance, religious austerity and mortification. By comparison, sadhana is austerity of a simple, sustained kind, while tapas is austerity of a severe, psychetransformin g nature. Tapas is extreme bodily mortification, long term sadhanas, such as med itating under a tree in one place for 12 years, taking a lifetime vow of silence and never speaking or writing, or standing on one leg for a prescribed number o f years. Scriptures warn against extreme asceticism that harm the body. 2) On a deeper level, tapas is the intense inner state of kundalini "fire" wh ich stimulates mental anguish and separates the individual from society. Life do es not go on as usual when this condition occurs. The association with a satguru , Sadasiva, brings the devotee into tapas; and it brings him out of it. The fire of tapas burns on the dross of sanchita karmas. This is the source of heat, dis may, depression and striving until final and total surrender, prapatti. The indi vidual can mollify this heated condition by continuing his regular sadhana as ou tlined by the guru. The fires of self transformation may be stimulated by the pr actice of tapas, or come unbidden. One can "do" tapas, but the true tapas is a c ondition of being and consciousness which is a state of grace, bringing positive change, transformation and purification of one's nature. Guru bhakti is the onl y force that can cool the fires of tapas. See: kundalini, penance, sadhana. (See also: Tapas, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Paduka paduka: (Sanskrit) "Sandals." Sri Paduka refers to the sandals of the preceptor, the traditional icon of the g uru, representing his venerable feet and worshiped as the source of grace. Paduk a also names one of Vira Saivism's eight aids (ashtavarana) to faith the pract ice of drinking the water from the ceremonial washing of the Sivalinga or the gu ru's feet. See: guru bhakti, padapuja, prasada, satguru, uc hishta. (See also: Paduka, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Padapuja padapuja: (Sanskrit) "Foot worship." Ceremonial worship of the guru's sandals or holy feet, often through ablution wi th precious substances and offering of fruit and flowers. After the ceremony, th e water of the bath, the fruit and other precious substances are partaken of as prasada by the devotees. See: guru, guru bhakti, paduka, prasada, uc hishta. (See also: Padapuja, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Vaishnavism Vaishnavism (Vaishnava): (Sanskrit) "Way of Vishnu." One of the four major religions, or denominations of Hinduism, representing roughly half of the world's one billion Hindus. It gravitates around the worship of Lord Vishnu as Personal God, His incarnations and their consorts. The doctrine of avatara (He who descends), especially important to Vaishnavism, teaches that whenever adharma gains ascendency in the world, God takes a human birth to reestablish "the way." There are either 10, 22 or 34 avataras of Vishnu, according to various scriptures. The most renowned avataras were Rama and Krishna. The last to come will be Kalki, the harbinger of a golden age on Earth. Vaishnavism stresses the personal aspect of God over the impersonal, and bhakti (devotion) as the true path to salvation. The goal of Vaishnavism is the attainment of mukti, defined as blissful union with God's body, the loving recognition that the soul is a part of Him, and eternal nearness to Him in Vaikuntha, heaven. Foremost among Vaishnava scriptures are the Vaishnava Agamas, Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavata Purana. Among the earliest schools were the Pancharatras and the Bhagavatas. The five major contemporary schools (founded between 1000 and 1500) are those of Ramanuja (Sri Vaishnavism), Madhva, Nimbarka, Vallabha and Chaitanya. Philosophically they range from Madhva's pure dualism to Vallabha's lofty monistic vision. (See also: Vaishnavism, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Prapatti prapatti: (Sanskrit) "Throwing oneself down." Bhakti total, unconditional submission to God, often coupled with the attitude of personal helplessness, self effacement and resignation. A term especially us ed in Vaishnavism to name a concept extremely central to virtually all Hindu sch ools. In Saiva Siddhanta, bhakti is all important in the development of the soul and its release into spiritual maturity. The doctrine is perhaps best expressed in the teachings of the four Samayacharya saints, who all shared a profound and mystical love of Siva marked by 1) deep humility and self effacement, admission of sin and weakness; 2) total surrender in God as the only true refuge and 3) a relationship of lover and beloved known as bridal mysticism, in which th e devotee is the bride and Siva the bridegroom. The practice of yoga, too, is an expression of love of God in Saiva Siddhanta, a nd it is only with God's grace that success is achieved. Rishi Tirumular states: "Unless your heart melts in the sweet ecstasy of love my Lord, my treasure tr ove, you can never possess" (Tirumantiram 272). It is in this concept of the nee d for self effacement and total surrender, prapatti, that the members of all sec ts merge in oneness, at the fulfillment of their individual paths. Similarly, th ey all meet in unity at the beginning of the path with the worship of Lord Ganes ha. See: bhakti, grace, pada, surrender. (See also: Prapatti, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Alvar Alvar: (Tamil) "One who rules the Lord through bhakti." A group of renowned sain ts of the Vaishnava religion (7th9th century), devotional mystics whose lives an d teachings catalyzed to a resurgence of Vaishnavism in Tamil Nadu. Their devoti onal poems are embodied in the Nalayiram Divya Prabandham, containing about 4,00 0 hymns. Among the 12 most famous Alvars are Poykai, Pudam, Tirumalisai, Nammalv ar, Kulashekhara, Andal, Tiruppan and Tirumangai. A term not to be confused with Nalvar, naming the four Samayacharya Saivite saints: Appar, Sundarar, Sambandar and Manikkavasagar, who were their contemporaries. See: Nalvar, Nayanar. (See also: Alvar, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Jnana yoga jnana yoga: (Sanskrit) "Union of knowledge." Describes the esoteric spiritual practices of the fully enlightened being, or jn ani. An alternative meaning, popularized by Swami Vivekananda, is the quest for cognition through intellectual religious study, as one of four alternate paths t o truth, the other three being bhakti yoga, karma yoga and raja yoga. See: jnana, yoga. (See also: Jnana yoga, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Hindu Hinduism Dictionary on Yoga yoga: (Sanskrit) "Union." From yuj, "to yoke, harness, unite." The philosophy, process, disciplines and practices whose purpose is the yoking o f individual consciousness with transcendent or divine consciousness. One of the six darshanas, or systems of orthodox Hindu philosophy. Yoga was codified by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras (ca 200 bce) as the eight limb s (ashtanga) of raja yoga. It is essentially a one system, but historically, par ts of raja yoga have been developed and emphasized as yogas in themselves. Prominent among the many forms of yoga are hatha yoga (emphasizing bodily perfection in preparation for meditation) , kriya yoga (emphasizing breath control), as well as karma yoga (selfless service) and bhakti yoga (devotional practices) which could be regarded as an express ion of raja yoga's first two limbs (yama and niyama). See: Yoga, austerity, bhakti yoga, danda, hatha yoga, jivanmukta, raja yoga, sha d darshana, siddha yoga, siddhi. (See also: Yoga, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Spiritual YogaDictionary IV on Guru bhakti Guru bhakti:  Guru bhakti ("teacher devotion"): a disciple''s self transcending devotion to th e guru; see also bhakti  (See also: Guru bhakti, Yoga, ) * Spiritual YogaDictionary IV on Bhakti Bhakti:  Bhakti ("devotion/love"): the love of the bhakta toward the Divine or the guru a s a manifestation of the Divine; also the love of the Divine toward the devotee  (See also: Bhakti, Yoga, ) » Home » » Home » P