What is Bhakti yoga?
A spiritual path or practice in Hinduism, focused on any personal deity.
What is the purpose of bhakti yoga?
This leads us towards "MOKSHA".
How do you practice bhakti yoga?
There are nine ways to practice this yoga.
- Listen to inspiring divine stories
- Worship
- Prostration
- Praise others to God’s glories
- Be detached and forgiving
- Actively serve everyone
- Attitude of self-sacrifice
- Do Prayers
- Feelings of friendship for God
What are the types of bhakti yoga?
- Apara (lower) and Para (higher) Bhakti
- Ragatmika (bhakti without rituals) and Vidhi Bhakti (bhakti with rituals)
- Sakamya and Nishkamya Bhakti
- Vyabhicharini (attach with both world and God) and Avyabhicharini Bhakti (devotion only for God)
- Mukhya (primary) and Gauna (secondary) Bhakti
- Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic Bhakti
Can Christians practice bhakti yoga?
Yoga is not a religion in and of itself, Bhakti yoga focuses on surrendering to God.
15 Popular Saints of Bhakti Movement
- Ramanuja
- Nimbarka
- Madhva
- Vallabhacharya
- Ramananda
- Chaitanya
- Kabir
- Guru Nanak
- Dadu Dayal
- Mira Bai
- Tulsidas
- Sur Das
- Maluk Das
- Sundardas
- Birbhan
Source :
- Solutions To Illusions
- Sivanandayogafarm.org
- historydiscussion.net
- flickr.com
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