Episode 52 - Chapter 12 Part 1 - Bhakti Yoga - Chapter on Devotion
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Through out the year, the hindu calendar is full of religious activities. Especially during Navarathri community engages in a lot of activities - golu and pujas in homes and temples, festivals and concerts, garba dances, visiting each other's home and interacting with friends and more. This is a very colorful period of the year. This period is celebrated as a period of devotion next only to mArgazhi in TN. Considering this period is celebrated by all parts of India and also abroad, one can say this is more a broad based celebration. But what exactly is devotion? Is it just chanting mantrAs, slokAs and visiting temples or something else? What is bhakti (devotion), not from the point of view of purAnas but from the point of view of tattvas (truth) as explained in the sanAtana dharma philosophical texts like upanishads and BG? Is bhakti under sanatana dharma same as bhakti in western religions? Follow episodes 52, 53 and 54 to get an idea of what is devotion, the various levels of devotion and who is dear to Bhagavan. Be ready for a shock! All the traditional ideas about bhakti will be thrown out!
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