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Bhakti Yoga (Path of Devotion)

Bhakti Yoga

Bhakti Yoga is the path of loving devotion to a personal divine, systematised in texts such as the Bhagavad Gītā and the Nārada Bhakti Sūtra. Through remembrance, chanting, worship and surrender, the devotee transforms emotion into a means of liberation.

Origin: c. Gītā onward
Geographical roots: India
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Historical development

Bhakti Yoga is the path of loving devotion to a personal divine, systematised in texts such as the Bhagavad Gītā and the Nārada Bhakti Sūtra. Through remembrance, chanting, worship and surrender, the devotee transforms emotion into a means of liberation.

Key scriptures (Śāstra)

Bhagavad GītāNārada Bhakti Sūtra

Core practices

Kīrtan / Bhajan

Modern transmission

It animates the kīrtan, satsaṅg and devotional practices offered by many NOSTOPS teachers.

NOSTOPS teachers in this tradition

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