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    My first encounter with someone who said they were Bhakti, was in 1982. He was loving, and he talked softly. I remember, but now here I am thinking about this and listening to lectures by Swami Tripurari
    If you are Bhakti marga (path of devotion), please tell me your story. I want to learn more about this way.

    Namaste

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    Dear Sir,

    I have been in bhakti marga since my 20's. When I was about 20 - 22 years old, my family faced many profound hardships, everyone was taken to severe health concerns and my beloved ones were bedridden. It was that time when I first started taking to spirituality deeply. I used to wake up at 5:00 each day, without fail, every single day, used to pray to Sun god and Tirupathi Venkatachalapathi for 2 hrs each morning then go to college. I also, at one point, started reciting the Panchakshari mantra "Om Namoh Narayanaya Namaha" continuously within my mind and I did this for 1 full year.

    This is the way I entered into bhakti marga.
    Last edited by Viraja; 09 February 2013 at 07:45 PM.
    jai hanuman gyan gun sagar jai kapis tihu lok ujagar

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    Quote Originally Posted by fromthroughandto View Post
    My first encounter with someone who said they were Bhakti, was in 1982. He was loving, and he talked softly. I remember, but now here I am thinking about this and listening to lectures by Swami Tripurari
    If you are Bhakti marga (path of devotion), please tell me your story. I want to learn more about this way.

    Namaste
    Namaste

    Welcome to Hindu Dharma Forums. Congratulations on having stumbled across this auspicious path of devotion, bhakti mArga. Since, that happens by the grace of the Supreme Lord and mercy of the saints - His devotees.

    The devotee is a bhakta and the devotion itself is bhakti.

    Regarding story, I shall not start because it will not stop.
    Just this: BhagavAn Shri KRshNa, the Supreme Lord, is my Lord. He came and conquered the heart...and everything and everyone is of Him by Him for Him and but His energy.

    Thanks Viraja for sharing your beautiful experience.

    Books:
    Bhagavad Gita - VaishNav Commentaries - bhakti oriented.
    http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/
    http://bhagavadgitaasitis.com/en

    Shrimad BhAgavatam - the mahApurAN - the nectar of Truth.
    http://srimadbhagavatam.com/en

    You can get hard cover or paperback copies of these precious grantha (scriptures) but these are online links for now.

    _/\_

    boliye BhagavAn Shri GopAl KRshNa KanhaiyA lAl ki jay
    om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya ~
    Last edited by smaranam; 09 February 2013 at 02:43 AM.
    || Shri KRshNArpaNamastu ||

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    A nice devotee once said:
    A is for Association (of devotees - sadhu sanga)
    B is for Books - Vedic scriptures
    C is for Chanting the Holy Names of BhagvAn & Compassion (towards fellow beings)
    D is for Deity worship (love and worship you Deity)

    just typing the rest (making it up) as He gives inspiration to... (please note i am merely the tunnel conveying the msg)
    E is for engaging oneself and others in kirtan, or e-satsang
    F is for Food offered to the Supreme Lord and then accepted as prasAd.
    G is for the knee-long Garland you just made for Him
    H is for Humility, a primary ornament of the devotee; & Home worship - serve the Lord and your family with Him in the centre

    I is for the right Inquisitiveness - basic faith is required, but learn about Him and bhakti with an open heart.
    J is for Jealousy-free outlook - anusUya.
    K is for Kirtan! and more Kirtan
    L is for Love. prema. Love all beings by seeing BhagavAn in them
    M is for mAkhan - butter for Lord KRshNa
    N is for natkhat - playful little KRshNa; also for NAma saMkIrtan (congragetional chanting of the holy names)
    O is for Obeissances to Lord, devotees, Guru, and all beings
    P is for Perfection in bhakti - it is feasible.
    Q is for Quoting scriptures and words of saints and the Lord Himself, for benefit of others
    R is for Rati - attraction to the Lord
    S is for surrender at His Lotus Feet, sharaNAgati. I am all Yours.
    T is for total surrender - Atma nivedanam
    U is for Universal Love, Him being the source
    V is for VrndA-worship. VRndA = Tulasi devi. Pray to Her for attaining loving devotion to Him
    W is for warrior of spirituality - declare war against the internal asur (demons i.e. vices - kaam -krodh-lobh-moha-matsar ; lust anger greed temptation envy etc.)
    X is for eXternal devotional service (that benefits self and others )
    Y is for Yoga with the Divine Lord, Nandanandan - joining the jivAtmA (devotee) to-with paramAtmA (BhagavAn). Yog --- Yuj = to join; & yama-niyama - yogic discipline and rules
    Z is for zaDu seva - sweep/clean the temple - and simultaneously the temple of you heart - where He resides.

    om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya ~
    Last edited by smaranam; 10 February 2013 at 10:28 PM. Reason: added - H,Y,C
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    Quote Originally Posted by smaranam View Post
    just typing the rest (making it up) as He gives inspiration to... (please note i am merely the tunnel conveying the msg)
    E is for engaging oneself and others in kirtan, or e-satsang
    F is for Food offered to the Supreme Lord and then accepted as prasAd.
    G is for the knee-long garland you just made for Him
    H is for home worship - serve the Lord and your family with Him in the centre
    I is for the right inquisitiveness - basic faith is required, but learn about Him and bhakti with an open heart.
    J is for jealousy-free outlook - anusUya.
    K is for Kirtan! and more Kirtan
    L is for Love. prema. Love all beings by seeing BhagavAn in them
    M is for mAkhan - butter for Lord KRshNa
    N is for natkhat - playful little KRshNa; also for NAma saMkIrtan (congragetional chanting of the holy names)
    O is for Obeissances to Lord, devotees, Guru, and all beings
    P is for Perfection in bhakti - it is feasible.
    Q is for quoting scriptures and words of saints and the Lord Himself, for benefit of others
    R is for rati - attraction to the Lord
    S is for surrender at His Lotus Feet, sharaNAgati. I am all Yours.
    T is for total surrender - Atma nivedanam
    U is for Universal Love, Him being the source
    V is for VrndA-worship. VRndA = Tulasi devi. Pray to Her for attaining loving devotion to Him
    W is for warrior of spirituality - declare war against the internal asur (demons i.e. vices - kaam -krodh-lobh-moha-matsar ; lust anger greed temptation envy etc.)
    X is for eXternal devotional service (that benefits self and others )
    Y is for yama-niyama - yogic discipline and rules
    Z is for zaDu seva - clean the temple - and simultaneous the temple of you heart - where He resides.
    A wonderful write-up, Smaranam ji! Very creative!
    jai hanuman gyan gun sagar jai kapis tihu lok ujagar

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    Re: Bhkati marga

    Has somenone of you attained moksha thru Bhakti Yoga?
    AUM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arjunesh View Post
    Has somenone of you attained moksha thru Bhakti Yoga?
    Nope! We're all still very much here in 'Bhulokha' (Earth) toiling around to 'get there' !
    jai hanuman gyan gun sagar jai kapis tihu lok ujagar

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    I see that you are all Sanatana Dharma religion.

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    Gopi is a word of Sanskrit (गोपी) origin meaning 'cow-herd girl'. In Hinduism specifically the name gopi (sometimes gopika) is used more commonly to refer to the group of cow herding girls famous within Vaishnava Theology for their unconditional devotion (Bhakti) to Krishna as described in the stories of Bhagavata Purana and other Puranic literatures. Of this group, one gopi known as Radha (or Radhika) holds a place of particularly high reverence and importance in a number of religious traditions, especially within Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
    From: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopi

    This is what I am learning about from Swami Tripurari
    Do you know his website?
    http://swamitripurari.com/

    Namaste

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