Moreover, the reader will learn how to recognize and overcome the six Arishad-vargas (life challenges) of Craving, Anger, Greed, Confusion, Arrogance, and Envy. It provides a solid philosophical foundation, and explains the complex metaphysical principles, that underpin a successful and transformative practice in Bhakti Yoga. This book, Bhakti Yoga Sutras, will empower the aspiring yogi in their spiritual journey and development in Bhakti Yoga. For the students of Sanskrit grammar, copious notes giving the case of each word have been clearly listed.
It has the charm of taking us on a journey to freedom. It has come down to us as priceless nuggets evoking awe and inspiration. This is the story of the values he lived, that an ancient sage penned down. Narada exuded such warmth and caring, he brought such innocence and spontaneity in his wake, that he not only infused his surroundings with vitality, but also imparted a measure of grace. He went out of his way to have a dialogue with serpents and goblins - braving harsh mountains and rough weathers - demons and despots, commoners, officers, soldiers, saints and children. To him each and every one was divine, so he extended his hand to the cruelest sinner and to the most benevolent king. We have heard the famous quote – Beauty lies in the eyes of the Beholder. Narada was an adventurer from long ago, who exemplified the qualities of a Bhakta. It requires tremendous guts, large-heartedness and purity of vision. And he supplies his own renderings of central texts from that tradition in the form of “tales and teachings” from an important work called the Bhagavata Purana, or “The Beautiful Legend of God.” This clarifying work establishes a baseline for understanding, and will be welcomed by all serious students of the spiritual heritage of India.īhakti is a very special attitude. Bryant focuses on one famous and important school of bhakti and explores it in depth to show what bhakti is and how it is expressed. But bhakti yoga is far more complex and ancient than today’s growing kirtan audiences are aware, and embraces many strands and practices. In recent times, the term has come to be used in a rather simplistic way to refer to the increasingly popular practice of kirtan, or chanting in a group or at large gatherings. In the simplest terms, bhakti yoga is the practice of devotion, which is the essential heart of yoga and of Hinduism in general. From the author of what has become the standard edition of The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, an exploration of probably the most significant tradition in Hinduism, along with a rendering of key texts and parables from that tradition Bhakti Yoga explores one of the eight “limbs” of yoga.
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