A man’s actions can be compared to the flight of a Bird, which needs
three things to Fly –two wings and a tail– for its graceful movement. By means
of the wings it balances itself in the air, and by the tail, like the rudder in
a boat, it keeps its course.
In a Human being, love and knowledge are the two wings, and meditation
the tail. When these function in harmony, Human beings become one with the
Divine. This is the Highest Form of Bhakti.
What is devotion? In Sanskrit, the root of the word bhakti is bhaj with
suffix ktin. Bhaj means to sing. But to sing what? To sing His name — to sing
the glory of God.
In fact, bhajan, kirtanam, smaranam and even meditation are various
forms of singing His name that purify the mind and connect it with an eternal
flow of love for God. This most beautiful state of great attachment, deep love
and great reverence aroused from constant bhajan is bhakti or devotion.
Bhakti has many stages. Praying to God with an expectation of getting
something in return in any form is tamsik bhakti . Performing spiritual
practices for one's own growth at spiritual level is called rajsik bhakti.
But whenever all attempts are made only to please the Lord for its own
sake then it is called parabhakti, ragatmika bhakti, kaevalya bhakti — the
culminating point of all spiritual adventures. In this stage, a devotee becomes
one with God in boundless joy. He becomes one with God , that is True Bhakti.
- taken from various Discourses of Bhagawan..
Sai Ram
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