We keep hearing news about war and bombings and disasters; about greed and violence and injustice; and the many forms the prevalent, agonizing lack of love in the world and the militarization of life get expressed. But outside the mass media we are told that things are evolving for the better, that awareness is rising and the planet is moving…
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Bhakti Yoga or Yoga of Devotion
Devotion is love, and love is our true nature. The term bhakti comes from the root bhaj, which means attachment to God. Bhajan, bhakti, anurag, prem, priti, or worship, are all synonyms and refer to love and devotion to the Divine. According to the teachings of yoga, devotion to God is developed in nine different ways, and intense love is…