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KNOW ALL ABOUT THE BHAKTI MEDITATION

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Yoga has always been associated with meditation, but it actually comes in different types, each one offering different kinds of experiences and levels of achieving spiritual awakening. Bhakti meditation is one of the notable methods known as the ‘yoga of devotion’ that allows you to behold the Divine. The name is Sanskrit coming from a root, ‘bhaj,’ which means ‘to worship or adore God’. So, Bhakti meditation has always been referred to as ‘union through love and devotion’ and ‘love for love’s sake’, and it helps you attain self-realization as it connects you with everything to achieve a sense of oneness with them. The purest form of Bhakti is like a devotional fire you could feel in your heart. The earliest example of this is from the twelfth century when Akka Mahadevi, a 10-year old girl, refused childhood games and became Shiva’s devotee. She eventually married a king, but her love for Shiva was more powerful than mortal love. So, she ran away, and legend has it, she ab