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The Adoration of God
by Swami Ramdas 21.04.2005, changed 21.04.2005

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Bhakti is the adoration of the supreme Lord of the universe beyond everything else in the world. This one-pointed adoration makes the devotee keep his mind ever engaged in the remembrance and contemplation of the Lord.

The Divine idea seizes the mind of the devotee to such an extent that the most attractive objects of life cease to fascinate him. He talks, laughs, and often weeps in his madness for the Lord. As he progresses on the path of devotion he is weaned away from the petty and transient pleasures of the senses and remains, as it were, dead to them. His one passion is to see God, know God, and be entireley merged in God.

[Editor's Note: This selection from The Divine Life, by Swami Ramdas, is included in The Essential Swami Ramdas, published by World Wisdom. The title and paragraph spacing are my own.]