--- In [email protected], "Ingegerd"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Could you please tell me what the word bhakti means? -
> it would be nice to know what I am attacking?
Definitions of bhakti on the Web:
Worship, adoration, devotion, ecstatic love.
("devotion/love"): the love of the bhakta toward the Divine or the
guru as a manifestation of the Divine; also the love of the Divine
toward the devotee
a rasa, or feeling, of devotion to a god portrayed in songs or
raagas, usually. Most Carnatic songs have bhakti rasa.
the spirit's expression of devotion to God that manifests
physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
Devotion; the expression of love for and surrender to God.
personalized devotional worship
love, devotion. One of the most common forms of yoga.
The path of devotion; a path to union with the Divine based on the
continual offering of love and the constant remembrance of the Lord.
Worshipful devotion to the God-Man.
Devotion to a deity or guru.
Devotion; adoration as a path to awakening
(Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and
Nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex
Bhakti is a Tamil or Sanskrit term from Hinduism that means devotion
to god. A person who practices bhakti is called bhakta.
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