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Topic: Bhakthi

	History of Tamil Literature - Professor C.R.Krishnamurti
		The four components of the Bhakthi pathway are therefore the Absolute Being or the Divine, the paths to attain it, the devotion and finally the devotional experience.
		She is said to be the forerunner of the Bhakthi movement in the Saivaite traditon.
		A definite disadvantage of the Bhakthi movement is that people, instead of pondering over why these concepts were instituted by n^AyanmArkaL and AzhvArkaL in the first place wounded up regarding the pathways and tools as ends in themselves and perpetuating, in the process, internal animosities.
	www.tamilnation.org /literature/krishnamurti/05bakthi.htm (4916 words)

	The Hindu : `Bhakthi cult makes divergent impact in Kerala'
		The various Bhakthi cults organised by Gurus in the present days have many features that were the continuation of the old Bhakthi tradition and several new features.
		In a way the Bhakthi cult is a revivalist phenomenon while at the same time it confers an awareness of Malayali character and identity of Kerala especially among Malayalis who work abroad.
		Bhakthi, therefore, had reformist dimension, and at the same time it resulted in strengthening of the Brahmin orthodoxy, which had taken possession of temples as trustees.
	www.hindu.com /2004/03/06/stories/2004030604780300.htm (469 words)

	bhakthi
		The paths of Karma yoga, Raja yoga, Bhakthi yoga and Gnana yoga are taught as the spiritual disciplines for the practice.
		The ritualistic path involves the practice of sanskaara which are performing the regular rituals for the formless Supreme Divine as prescribed in the Karma kanda and Upasana kanda portions of the Vedas.
		It is the highest form of bhakthi suitable only for few learned people, the Jnana Yogis, who have the true knowledge of God.
	www.bnaiyer.com /studies/d-bhakthi.html (1137 words)

	bhakthi
		It teaches a method of love and attachment towards a supreme God through one of His manifestations as in the Agamas and Puranas with devotional prayers and worship to various forms of Deities through poojas and bhajans.
		This form of Bhakthi develops into various levels and degrees as an inner attitude of an attachment and feeling of love towards God, from a blind faith and devotion to God in one form to total surrender to the Supreme.
		When Gopikas like Radha develops Bhakthi towards Sri Krishna, it is the romantic love and surrender of the self to the lover, without any sensuality but with pure devotion and surrender, called Madhurya Bhava.
	www.bnaiyer.com /lores-2/d-bhakthi.html (1081 words)

	The height of Bhakthi
		Bhakthi can be said to be in its full form if all concerns about status, wealth, fame, relations, intellectual excellence and ones own body vanished and only true love for God remains.
		One day to show the greatness of Bhakthi, He created flood in the river kambai on the bank of which pArvathi was praying Shiva Lingam.
		But Her flow of Bhakthi - love- for Lord was much greater than the flood in river kambai.
	www.shaivam.org /siddhanta/tht7.html (568 words)

	Devotion/Bhakthi
		The beginning of bhakthi may be traced in the hymns of the R^igveda where (Rg I, 62.11) "longing prayers are said to touch Indra who is Longing just as a wife with desires gets her husband".
		The word bhakthi is derived from the root bhaj by the application of the ktin suffix, which expresses an action, (Panini III, 3, 94) and means among other things service, devotion, attachment, loyalty, worship and homage.
		Thus according to him, continuous meditation or dhyana is bhakthi which is a synonym of upasana.
	www.dvaita.org /haridasa/overview/devot.html (2292 words)

	Thoughts on Hindu Scriptures Part II- Gita (Ch. 7 - 12) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The end result of karma leading to jnana on the one hand, and Bhakthi on the other, is the same.
		Bhakthi is a lubricant in the machinery of spiritual effort.
		To borrow a mundane analogy, saguna bhakthi is the rear wheel of a cycle, which actuates the front wheel, nirguna bhakthi.
	education.vsnl.com /hinduismpage/gita2.html (7255 words)

	Hindunet: The Hindu Universe: Buddhism, Maya-vada, Shankar-acarya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bhakthi itself is not salvation and a pure bhakta like Dhurva and Prahalada do not care about salvation as it doesn't matter whether they are materially associated or spiritually liberated as their soul is immersed deeply in the devotion of Krishna.
		Bhakthi will produce everything spiritual one by one and release is one of them and release is not end of Bhakthi but just an effect of bhakthi.
		It continues and bhakthi ripens as Prema and that is the purest form of Bhakthi.
	www.hindunet.org /forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=55364&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=3&vc=1 (9774 words)

	Some thoughts on Hindu Dharma
		Linga Bhakthi Pertains to Devoutness to the Lingam or Moorthi given by Guru or Aacharya.
		Sangama Bhakthi elevates the whol society whereas Guru Bhakthi and Linga Bhakthi willonly elevate the individual.
		Temple worship includes all three forms of Bhakthi nemely Guru bhakthi, Linga Bhakthi, and group worship all come into fpcus at, the temple, at the same time.
	www.bhattar.com /html/related_articles.html (3738 words)

	Fruit from the Garden of Wisdom by Swami Krishnananda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		By Bhakthi Ramanuja means that love of God which supersedes intellectual activity or a mere knowing that God exists.
		And when Sankara says that Jnana or knowledge is superior, he means knowledge which is identical with being and which is the same as Para Bhakthi or the love of God where the soul is in communion with the Being of God.
		Their Bhakthi was not simply love of God as that of church-men or temple-men.
	www.swami-krishnananda.org /fruit/fruit_08.html (773 words)

	The Hindu : Miscellaneous / This Day That Age : dated December 24, 1954: Bhakthi in music
		They could have the best music only if the element of bhakthi was present in it.
		Bhakthi and music must go together like the tree and the creeper.
		Instancing the case of the areca tree, Rajaji said that during marriage occasions, these trees were cut down and placed at the entrance of the pandal.
	www.hindu.com /2004/12/24/stories/2004122403300903.htm (291 words)

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		Bhakthi that craves for the Divine Union, then, appears lovers in intensity than that other phase of Bhakthi that follows that union, and to which there is no end.
		It is to the credit of Acharya Ramanuja to have shown to the entire purpose of Vedas as one text is the attainment of this Bhakthi as the highest Purushartha on the part of man, and all else is but preparation for the endless end.
		Bhakthi as a thesis is always so revolutionary in an otherwise conventional world of freezing values.
	www.hindunet.org /home/worship/knchakravarthy/index6.shtml (4178 words)

	Saint Thyagarajar :: Ramabakthi
		If on the other hand whatever we do, is steeped in true Bhakthi, Almighty very graciously accepts it and makes the bhaktha feel as if he is in communion with him.
		But the central point is that if the entire personality including the mind is not tuned to true Bhakthi, apart from the Jeevan not attaining salvation, it is a detestable existence causing harm to others.
		He goes to the extent of saying that whether it is a Deva or a Brahmana, those who have not understood RamaBhakthi are a burden to the society.
	www.saintthyagarajar.com /ramabakthi.htm (1413 words)

	Bhaja govindaM @ carnatic.com
		He also composed a number of hymns to foster Bhakthi in the hearts of men.
		To believe that gnyana and bhakthi, knowledge and devotion are different from each other, is ignorance.
		If Sri Adi Shankara himself who drank the ocean of gnyana as easily as one sip water from the palm of one's hand, sang in his later years, hymns to develop devotion, it is enough to show that gnyana and bhakthi are one and the same.
	www.carnatic.com /god/bhaja_govindam.htm (2010 words)

	Christian Forums - Non-Denominational Christian Discussion Forum / Religion Vs Spirituality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		“Bhakthi” is achieved and is grown by the knowledge of God.
		Once this knowledge based Bhakthi (devotion) is achieved, your qualities good or bad are immaterial.
		Hence, all the effort should be only to achieve and increase the intensity of love devotion or Bhakthi on God.
	christianity.rinf.com /christian-forums/viewtopic.php?id=16&action=new (1409 words)

	SriPedia: Saranagathi
		The Upanishads also enjoin nididhyAsanA, also known as UpAsanA, and Bhakthi YOgA or unceasing meditation on God as the direct means for the attainment of the supreme goal.
		Against this general background provided by the Upanishadic teachings, the question arises whether SaraNAgathi also known as Prapatthi or total surrender of one self to God as the sole refuge could serve as the direct means for MOkshAm.
		According to VisishtAdvaita VedAnthA, Bhakthi yOgA and Prapatthi yOgA are the two important sAdhanAs (means) for achieving the Supreme Spiritual goal (parama - purushArthA).
	www.ibiblio.org /sripedia/cgi-bin/kbase/Saranagathi (1004 words)

	Sathya Sai Baba - Prema Vahini - Identity of Bhakthi and Jnana - Page 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Karma is Bhakthi and Bhakthi is Jnana: A block of Mysorepak has sweetness, weight and shape; the three cannot be separated, one from the other.
		The sweetness of nectar or the Lord's name is the charm of life; the internal joy derived from the Name is akin to the external joy of the outer life.
		It is only when the sadhak adheres to his sadhana in such an incessant manner can he be said to be one with Om.
	laluni.helloyou.ws /askbaba/premavahini/prema07.html (381 words)

	GreatAndhra.com - Reviews
		The situations chosen to accommodate the songs of Ramadasu are convincing with conviction in screenplay.
		The way the song 'Antha Rama Mayam…' is screened, would pervade the theaters in the flood of bhakthi and total immersion.
		Emotional bhakthi scenes are enjoyed with immense attention in theatres.
	www.greatandhra.com /movies/reviews/2006/sreeramadasu_review.php (660 words)

	Thiruvahindrapuram Rathanangi Kaimkaryam
		For those who select Bhakthi yOgam as the means for mOksham, they do not need to perform prapatthi for achieving mOksham and yet they must observe prapatthi as a rite for the removal of the obstacles in the form of of karmAs that stand in their way of performing the upAyam for Moksham.
		He attains moksham thru the fulfilment of Bhakthi yOgam with the performance of prapatthi to remove all obstacles that stood in his way of seeking mOksham.
		Bhakthi and Prapatthi have four requirements: (1) Desire to gain Moksham (2) Understanding of the true meanings of Saasthrams (3) Putting into practise the instructions of the SaasthrAs and (4) fitness based on Jaathi and guNams prescribed by the SaasthrAs to practise one of the two UpAyams.
	www.malolan.org /trk24.htm (13792 words)

	All the Mumbai disciples were eagerly waiting for the great and auspicious day
		It is only by doing Bhakthi one can derive the peace within oneself and be happy and when one reaches that stage he is the richest of the rich on this earth.
		Bhakthi can be done by only those who have a Sathguru and who follow HIS words sincerely.
		If at all it is said that Bhakthi is the only thing that is to be done, people think that Bhakthi should come immediately.
	poojyashrishriamma.bravehost.com /day1.htm (1286 words)

	The Greatness of Nama Sankeerthanam and Bhakthi : Part 2
		Myriads are the examples of such BhakthAs exist in the Bhakthi literature ; to keep these postings at a moderate size level, I will confine my observations and reflections to a smaller subset of duch BhakthAs.
		More frequently, J~nana Bhakthi attained through the amalgam of J~nanam and Bhakthi made many uttama bhakthAs to gain a deep comprehension of the divine excellence of the nAmAs of the Lord and led them to the path of Saantha Bhakthi.
		A few had mUDa bhakthi (devotion without saastraic or Upanishadic knowledge) and yet were totally absorbed in naama sankeerthanam.
	www.ramanuja.org /sv/bhakti/archives/aug97/0040.html (1035 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He said that the committee consist of five sub committees and they are concerned on five different topics, namely, implementing spiritual programs, cultural and aesthetic decorations, sub committee on basic facilities and infrastructure facilities, sub committee on linking local and foreign tourism industry and a media coordinating sub committee.
		Some of the highlights of the National Vesak program are the recital of Bhakthi Gee at Torington Square by 500 teachers, the recital of Bhakthi Gee at Galle Face by different groups attached to various institutions and organisations and the program implemented by the Tourist Board, he said.
		Institutions and organisations that wish to participate in the Bhakthi Gee recital program to be held at Galle Face from May 15 to 19 should contact the Director, Cultural Affairs, Department of Cultural Affairs, 8th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla for further details.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/04/02/new15.html (189 words)

	Guruji Sri Muralidhara Swamigal Mission - Bhakthi
		Generally we see that the former are called as Shiva Yogis or Shiva Jnanis while the latter are called Hari Bhakthas or Bhagavathas.
		Hence the domain of bhakthi is dominated by Hari bhakthas.
		Since it is a feeling, it has no limit and we cannot really teach how to do Bhakthi!.
	www.madhuramurali.org /swamigal/essay/e_bhakthi.html (473 words)

	Glossary for the Hindi Words in Dharma Vahini, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
		A Bhakthiless Brahmin is inferior to a Chandala endowed with Bhakthi.
		From the Dharma Vahini: "The seeds of Bhakthi which are found scattered in the Vedasamhithas, sprout in the Upanishads, and begin to grow with many a blossom-full branch in the Puranas.
		All lives, lived without Faith, and Bhakthi to the One Supreme Overlord, are despicable; lives spent without tasting the Nectar of the Divine Principle are all wasted chances.
	www.theplatonicsolid.com /Dharma_Vahini/dharma_vahini.htm (17417 words)

	Bhakthi.net where devotion, divine love to God and relationship with God expressed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bhakthi is intense devotion and supreme attachment to God.
		Bhakti softens the heart and removes jealousy, hatred, lust, anger, egoism, pride and arrogance.
		Genuine Bhakthi is characterised by love for all, at all times, everywhere.
	www.bhakthi.net (76 words)

	INTERNATIONAL DIVINE CENTRE
		Once we have the vision of God (through Paddhathi Bhajan), our philosophical knowledge gets ripened and then we are able to go near God and make friendship by dancing in ecstasy, enacting God's Leela and be in his company (Deepa Pradakshinam).
		Once we are fixed thus in our Bhakthi, we forget our worldly self and enjoy full bliss but our Ego does not get annihilated.
		When bhakthaas as a group in unity and Bhakthi sings in praise of me and dances around a Deepam kept in the center, which is adorned with flame, it amounts to coming round the earth and they are rewarded with punya equal to the punya gained by those going around the earth.
	www.geocities.com /Baja/7590/paddhathi_DS.html (1739 words)

	Guruji Sri Muralidhara Swamigal Mission - Gospel: Bhakthi
		Some philosophers assert that God is formless, while the bhaktas ascribe a form to him.
		Swamiji, though you preach that constant chanting of Lord's name is the only way for liberation at modern times, you also give lectures about other paths like Athma Vichara, Raja yoga and Meditation.
		If a person says that he is unable to do Yogam (by pranayamam etc.) or meditation, or self enquiry or Vedic Karma, there is some rationale in what he says.
	www.madhuramurali.org /swamigal/gospel/bhakthi.html (679 words)

	Lord Krishna Forum - Krishna Talk :: View topic - Kripalu maharaj and the Vaisnavic samparadaya
		Krishna Bhakthi as different from shiva bhakthi or shaktha bhakthi or vedanta vichara - emphasises on rasika swabhava of a bhaktha.
		What I see in both of u is chemistry - the chemistry of Krishna Bhakthi - I very humbly feel - even to hear a name of lord hari atleast only once in a life time of a person - he should have been blessed by God.
		Since u r in bhakthi, u were humble enough to admit that u r not a pure person.
	www.krishnatalk.com /viewtopic.php?p=418 (4393 words)

	Rajaji's Speech on Adi Sankara Charya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		If it does not get transformed into bhakthi, such knowledge is useless tinsel.
		To believe that gnaana and bhakthi, knowledge and devotion are different from each other is ignorance.
		If Sri Adi Sankara himself, who drank the ocean of gnaana as easily as one sips water from the palm of one's hand, sang in his later years, hymns to develop devotion, it is enough to show that gnaana and bhakthi are one and the same.
	www.switzerinstrument.com /Rajaji-Original/adisankara.htm (190 words)

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