Bhakti Yoga | Swami Vivekananda

Bhakti Yoga by Swami Vivekananda explains about the genuine search after God, the start, passage and conclusion lies in Love. Absorbed in Gods Love forms the essence of Bhakti Yoga, nothing else seems attractive or tempting anymore, there is nothing that holds the attention, all else is meaningless.Bhakti Yoga seeks God as the embodiment of love. Through prayer, worship and ritual one surrenders himself or herself to God. Chanting or singing the praises of God forms a substantial part of Bhakti Yoga.The path of Bhakti enables an individual to replace the negativity of jealousy, hatred, greed, anger, egoism, pride etc., with joy, bliss, peace and wisdom.Swami Vivekananda taught us that Bhakti Yoga is the most direct and shortest way to experience the divine. There is nothing higher than love and Bhakti Yoga can also be called the religion of love.Vivekananda throughout his life showed that the path of love, devotion, and complete surrender to God and to ones Guru has the potential to lead man to arrive towards the Supreme Truth. Walking on the path of Bhakti, one is able to break all the wordly bondage and reaches the Supreme Truth. The supreme goal of human life, according to Vivekananda, is to manifest the divinity which is inherent in all beings.In words of Swami Vivekananda, This easy and smooth idea of Bhakti has been written and worked upon, and we have to embrace it in our everyday practical life.