tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post1178655555962016961..comments2023-05-18T11:00:46.711-05:00Comments on linda's yoga journey: bhakti requiredLinda-Samahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-37005346441418244062008-09-14T19:11:00.000-05:002008-09-14T19:11:00.000-05:00I think that people find their own ways to express...I think that people find their own ways to express bhakti, devotion, and in many cases it can throuh unexpected means. For example, devotion to the present moment or to feelings in the body, or to a mental image are all forms of bhakti that are not easily "observed" by a third-party, such as is the case with a group kirtan. In fact, you can sing kirtan until you are blue in the face but still notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-32839752916244490922008-09-08T08:43:00.000-05:002008-09-08T08:43:00.000-05:00"Sometimes I just sit in wonder at the beauty of t..."Sometimes I just sit in wonder at the beauty of the morning and the magic of the evening."<BR/><BR/>absolutely! one does not have to bow to a Hindu god or goddess or to Buddha (although I do to both!) -- the Divine is also in nature and acknowledging that is bhakti, at least as far as I'm concerned. in fact, that is what turned me on to the eastern wisdom traditions at a very early age....I Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-50436990263033637802008-09-08T06:22:00.000-05:002008-09-08T06:22:00.000-05:00I am also really inspired by Bhakti. I have been c...I am also really inspired by Bhakti. I have been chanting for the last 8 years and also have a very solid morning practice where I bring the divine to my altar through offerings of flowers and words. Sometimes I just sit in wonder at the beauty of the morning and the magic of the evening. I used to be an asana junky, but as I get older I just want to feel my heart as much as I can....thanks for realyogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06081035496252436274noreply@blogger.com