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bhakti

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(Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex

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The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings. Radhanath Swami

Unless morality comes to public life, politics will remain what it is all over the world. My only interest in remaining in politics is to bring in morality. I've chosen the path of action and bhakti. Morarji Desai

Lovers of God do not belong to any caste. ... A brāhmin without this love is no longer a brāhmin. And a pariah with the love of God is no longer a pariah. Through bhakti an untouchable becomes pure and elevated. Ramakrishna

Treat each person with the bhakti and care as if the success or failure of your own spiritual life depends on this. Do not take into concern how they treat you. The manner in which you treat people is the same way you are treating Guru and Krishna. Bhakti Tirtha Swami

Bhakti is the attitude of the mind, and jnana is the attitude of the intellect, both flow towards the Lord. Chinmayananda Saraswati

In my own spiritual journey, I became a swami on the Hindu path of Bhakti. In the Hindu tradition, a swami is a monk who forgoes regular family life for the purpose of making the whole world his family and channels his full energy into spiritual practice, devotion to God and service to humanity. Radhanath Swami

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