BHAKTI YOGA : 2-3.



2. TYPES OF BHAKTI :-3.

He has no expanded heart.

He is a sectarian.

He dislikes other kinds of Bhaktas who worship other Devatas.

Gradually, from Apara-Bhakti, the devotee goes to Para-Bhakti, the highest form of Bhakti.

He sees the Lord and Lord alone everywhere and feels His Power manifest as the entire universe.

"Thou art all-pervading; on what Simhasana shall I seat Thee ? Thou art the Supreme Light, in whose borrowed light the sun, the moon, the stars and the fire shine; shall I wave this little Deepa or light before You ?"

- thus the devotee recognizes the transcendental nature of God.

Para-Bhakti and Jnana are one.

But every Bhakta will have to start from Apara-Bhakti.

Before you take your food, offer it to God mentally; and the food will be purified.

When you pass through a garden of flowers, mentally offer all the flowers to the Lord in Archana (offering flowers in worship).

When you pass through the bazaar and see a sweetmeat shop, offer all the sweetmeats as Naivedya to the Lord.

Such practices will lead to Para-Bhakti.

Swami Sivananda
To be continued  ....





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