Guest guest Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Humble pranams at the divine lotus feet of our ever Present Bhagawan Baba, WHAT IS BHAKTHI ? Bhakthi means " Devotional services " Every service has some attractive feature that drives the servitor progressively on and on .Every one of us with in this world is perpetually engaged in some sort of service,and the impetus for such service is the pleasure We derive from it.Driven by affection for his wife and children,a family man works day and night.A philanthropist works in the same way for love of the greater family,and a nationalist for the cuase of his country and countrymen.Taht force which derives the Philanthropist ,the house holder,and the nationalist is called rasa,or a kind of mellow (relationship) whose taste is very sweet. Bhakthi- rasa is a mellow different from the ordinary rasa enjoyed by mundane workers.Mundane workers work very hard day and night in order to relish a certain kind of rasa that is understood as sense gratification.The relish of taste of the mundane rasa does not long endure,and therefore mundane workers are always apt to change their position of enjoyment.A businessman is not satisfied by working the whole week;therefore,wanting a change for the week end,he goes to a palce where he tries to forget his business activities.then,after the weekend is spent in forgetfulness,he again changes his position and resumes his actual business activities.Material engagement means accepting a particular status for some time and then changing it.This position of changing back and forth is technically known as bhoga-tyaga which means a position of alternating sense enjoyment and renunciation. To be contd............ Om Sri Sai Ram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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