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{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=Bhakti is greater than jinana and karma. What is bhakti? The root word | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=Bhakti is greater than jinana and karma. What is bhakti? The root word ''bhaj'' and the suffix ''ktin'' make the word ''bhakti''. ''Bhaj'' means moving towards that Supreme Entity without any second thought. When all your sentiments, all your aspirations, move towards that Singular Entity without any second thought, then that psychic movement of yours if called ''bhakti''.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | ||
Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that among the three ways to achieve salvation, | Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that among the three ways to achieve salvation, bhakti is the best. He then explains the meaning of the term ''bhakti'': moving towards Parama Brahma without any second thought in the mind. Anandamurti goes on explaining the difference between raganuga and ragatmika bhakti. In ragatmika bhakti, the sole desire of the devotee is to please the Lord.<ref name="AV1"/> | ||
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| Pleasing the Lord | |
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| Speaker | Shrii Shrii Anandamurti |
| Date | 1978 August 19 |
| Place | Patna, India |
| Topic | With only one thought in the mind can one attain Parama Purusa |
| Included in | Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1 |
| Location in Sarkarverse |
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Pleasing the Lord is a discourse given by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti on 1978 August 19 in Patna, India. This discourse is the sixteenth chapter of Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1.[1]
Synopsis
Bhakti is greater than jinana and karma. What is bhakti? The root word bhaj and the suffix ktin make the word bhakti. Bhaj means moving towards that Supreme Entity without any second thought. When all your sentiments, all your aspirations, move towards that Singular Entity without any second thought, then that psychic movement of yours if called bhakti.
Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that among the three ways to achieve salvation, bhakti is the best. He then explains the meaning of the term bhakti: moving towards Parama Brahma without any second thought in the mind. Anandamurti goes on explaining the difference between raganuga and ragatmika bhakti. In ragatmika bhakti, the sole desire of the devotee is to please the Lord.[1]
References
| Preceded by Even Middle-Men Differ |
Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1 With: Pleasing the Lord |
Succeeded by Opening, Not Closing, the Heart With Kiirtana |