Bhakti yoga, called Bhakti marga, is a spiritual path or spiritual practice within Hinduism focused on loving devotion towards any personal deity.
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10 Facts About Bhakti yoga
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Bhakti yoga is mentioned in the Shvetashvatara Upanishad where it simply means participation, devotion and love for any endeavor.
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Bhakti yoga marga involving these deities grew with the Bhakti yoga Movement, starting about the mid-1st millennium CE, from Tamil Nadu in South India.
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Bhakti yoga marga is a part of the religious practice in Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Shaktism.
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Term Bhakti yoga literally means "union, yoke", and in this context connotes a path or practice for "salvation, liberation".
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The Bhakti yoga referred to here is the "joining together, union" of one's Atman with the concept of Supreme Brahman.
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Bhakti yoga is, according to Peter Bishop, a devotee's loving devotion to a personal god as the path for spirituality.
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The second type practice Bhakti yoga to learn about god out of curiosity and intellectual intrigue.
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Bhakti yoga tradition has been historically most associated with Vaishnavism.
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Pashayan concurs that Bhakti yoga Yogis are found on the mat, delivering pizza, in academia, and in politics and international relations.
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