Devotion (in Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1): Difference between revisions

{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=What is then the most precious thing in human life? It is devotion. If one has gotten devotion, one has gotten everything, and nothing remains unrealized. Devotees have to serve the Lord.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}In this discourse Anandamurti is explaining a shloka: ''Bhaktirbhagavato sevá, Bhaktih premasvarúpińii, Bhaktiránandarúpá ca, Bhaktih bhaktasya jiivanam''. [[Bhakti]] means calling the Supreme with sincere love and devotion. Serving Bhagavan (He who possesses these qualities: áeshvarya, prátapa, yasha, shrii, jiṋána, and vaerágya) means serving His creation. Anandamurti then explains the six qualities, for example the term ''yasha'' means the entity who polarizes humanity into moral versus immoral people. He goes on saying that devotion is the essence of life for a devotee.<ref name="AV1"/>