Swami Vivekanada’s Bhakti Yoga Speeches - Speeches about Bhakti, Para-bhakti etc
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Bhakti or Devotion - Speech by Swami Vivekananda
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Definition of Bhakti - Bhakti Yoga Speech by Swami Vivekananda
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The Philosophy of Ishvara - Bhakti Yoga By Swami Vivekanada
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Incarnate Teachers and Incarnation - Bhakti Yoga By Swami Vivekananda
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Worship of Substitutes and Images - Bhakti Yoga By Swami Vivekananda
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Life today is full of stress and strain, of tension and nervous irritability, of passion and hurry. If man puts into practice a few of the elementary principles of Yoga, he would be far better equipped to cope with his complex existence.
Yoga is for all. Yoga is universal. It is not a sectarian affair. It is a way to God and not a creed.
The practice of Yoga is not opposed to any religion or any sacred Church. It is purely spiritual and universal. It does not contradict anyone’s sincere faith.
Yoga is not [...]
The word ‘Yoga‘ comes from a Sanskrit root ‘Yuj‘ which means ‘to join’. In its spiritual sense, it is the process by which the identity of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul is realized by the Yogi. The human soul is brought into conscious communion with the Divine [...]
The four paths of Yoga are Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, and Raja Yoga. These four paths of Yoga are aspects of a whole that is called Yoga. The four paths of Yoga work together, like fingers on a hand.
Bhakti Yoga is the path of devotion, emotion, love, compassion, and service to God and others. All actions are done in the context of remembering the Divine.
This path appeals particularly to those of an emotional nature. The Bhakti Yogi is motivated chiefly by the power of love and sees God as the embodiment of love. [...]