Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 Karma [Work], Bhakti [Worship] and Jnana [Knowledge] are all equally important in spiritual evolution. Karma is necessary till one is able to get over his obsession with body. One will have to weaken down the sway of his ego, make his heart more expansive with concern for others. One should get over the feeling "I am just this body' (Karma will also purify us of the "mala", the impurities of the mind). In Bhakti, one's ego gets sublimated, he feels he is but a servant of God. His emotions, thoughts, love-all get focused on God [alone]. He feels that he is nobody and that God is all. [bhakti also helps us to quell the Vikshepa", the agitation and turbulence in our mind]. In Jnana, one will have transcended all sense of separateness. He will experience the essential oneness and unity of all existence. He sees God in all and all in God, and his love encompasses all beings. He clearly experiences the divine principle linking together all the creation. He feels he is part and parcel of the divine whole. [Jnana will also dispel "Avarana" and removes all the veils of ignorance, which have been depriving us of our Atmic Vision and Awareness]. Thus Karma, Bhakti and Jnana are all necessary to bring in total purification and regeneration of our mind and in our attaining Self Realization. Among all these Bhakti is the most essential for a devotee. Amma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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