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| The Nectar of Devotion |
Bhakti means love of God or, as Srila Prabhupada would often translate the word 'pure devotional service to
God'. (The Sanskrit root of the word bhakti is bhaj, which means “loving service). Bhakti is the essence of the
eternal relationship we souls have with Krishna. In material existence, our Bhakti is covered by our material
consciousness and misdirected away from Krishna and toward the temporary things of this world. Therefore we
are never fully satisfied. We can awaken our natural Bhakti by practicing Bhakti. In other words, we can awaken
our love for Krishna by performing acts of love for Him. Since yoga means “connection” the process by which we
connect with Krishna through acts of love is called Bhakti yoga.
There’s much more to loving God than just saying, “I love God.” We attain pure love for Krishna through a
gradual process that takes us through progressively higher realms of Bhakti. Fortunately, we can begin the
process at any point in life or wherever we are in our spiritual journey.
The Bhakti process is systematic and is laid out in detail by the followers of Sri Chaitanya in books such as The
Nectar of Devotion. These books provide not only instructions but also guideposts by which the student of Bhakti
can evaluate his or her progress.
God'. (The Sanskrit root of the word bhakti is bhaj, which means “loving service). Bhakti is the essence of the
eternal relationship we souls have with Krishna. In material existence, our Bhakti is covered by our material
consciousness and misdirected away from Krishna and toward the temporary things of this world. Therefore we
are never fully satisfied. We can awaken our natural Bhakti by practicing Bhakti. In other words, we can awaken
our love for Krishna by performing acts of love for Him. Since yoga means “connection” the process by which we
connect with Krishna through acts of love is called Bhakti yoga.
There’s much more to loving God than just saying, “I love God.” We attain pure love for Krishna through a
gradual process that takes us through progressively higher realms of Bhakti. Fortunately, we can begin the
process at any point in life or wherever we are in our spiritual journey.
The Bhakti process is systematic and is laid out in detail by the followers of Sri Chaitanya in books such as The
Nectar of Devotion. These books provide not only instructions but also guideposts by which the student of Bhakti
can evaluate his or her progress.
| The Nectar of Devotion His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |
This is a summary study of Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu, the Vaishnava classic written by Rupa
Goswami that analyzes the various stages of bhakti (devotion) as a methodical practice
resulting in love of God. Srila Prabhupada has written this summary study to show the
essential understanding of the practices and ideals of Krishna consciousness, and to
introduce the Western world to the beauty of devotional concepts.
310 pages 1.6 MB
Goswami that analyzes the various stages of bhakti (devotion) as a methodical practice
resulting in love of God. Srila Prabhupada has written this summary study to show the
essential understanding of the practices and ideals of Krishna consciousness, and to
introduce the Western world to the beauty of devotional concepts.
310 pages 1.6 MB
