Bhakti movements are Hindureligious movements in which the main spiritual practice is the fostering of loving devotion to God, called bhakti. They are monotheistic movements generally devoted to worship of Shiva or Vishnu or Shakti. Sikhism evoloved out of the Bhakti movement. Bhakti movement - Origins. The Bhakti Movement was essentially founded in South India and later spread to the North during the late medieval period. The notion of 'Bhakti' (loosely translated as devotional love to God) i ...

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• Bhakti movement - Origins
• Bhakti movement - Rama bhakti
• Bhakti movement - Vaishnava bhakti
• Bhakti movement - Influences
• Bhakti movement - Bibliography

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Kabir (कबीर) (1440 - 1518) (also known as Kabira) was an Indian mystic who preached an ideal of seeing all of humanity as one. He was known to be a weaver and later became famed for scorning religious affiliation, seen as a threat to the elite. His philosophies and ideas of loving devotion to God are expressed in metaphor and language from both the Hindu Vedanta and Bhakti streams and Muslim Sufi ideals. Kabir is also considered one of the early northern India Sants. He was initiated by Ramananda ^Including:

• Kabir - Philosophies
• Kabir - Religious affinity

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Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj is presently one of the foremost spiritual leader of the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates in the world today. He is a the dearly beloved disciple of Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaj and who is in turn the equally beloved disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada. Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - His Early life. His Divine Grace Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj appeared in 1924 in Assam, India, on Ra ...

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• Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - His Early life
• Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - Taking Shelter of the Divine Master
• Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - Preaching in the Indian Sub continent
• Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - His Worldwide Preaching
• Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - A Fearless Preacher
• Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - His Teachings
• Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - His Writings
• Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj - His Present Mission

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Bhakti yoga is the Hindu term for the spiritual practice of fostering of loving devotion to God, called bhakti. Traditionally there are 9 forms of bhakti yoga. Hindu movements in which bhakti yoga is the main practice are called bhakti movements. Bhakti yoga is generally considered the easiest of the four general paths to liberation, or moksha (the others being Karma, Raja and Jnana Yoga). Bhakti yoga - The Philosophy and Development of Bhakti. Bhakti is the Hindu term that signifies a blissful, selfless an ...

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• Bhakti yoga - The Philosophy and Development of Bhakti
• Bhakti yoga - The Bhagavad Gita

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Satsang is the company of the highest knowledge and Truth; the company of a Guru; contact with a person or an assembly of persons who listen to, talk about, and assimilate the Truth. This highest company also takes the form of hearing or reading the words of highest awareness, reflecting on, discussing and assimilating their meaning, meditating on the source of these words, and bringing this awareness into one’s daily life. From Siree Raag Mahala 1, 71, Guru Granth Sahib: How is the Society of the Saint ...

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Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s most favourite disciples, Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj (Srila Gurudeva) appeared in this world on November 18, 1904 A.D. (on Holy Utthan Ekadashi tithi) at Kanchanpara (District Faridpur, now in Bangladesh). Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - His Early Life. Revered Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj was born of a high caste Brahmin family. His father's name was Sri Nishikanta Deva Sarma Bandyopadhyaya; His mother's name was Srimati Saibalini Devi. Hi ...

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• Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - His Early Life
• Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Divine Vision
• Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Taking Shelter of the Divine Master
• Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Srila Prabhupad's Volcanic Energy
• Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Taking Sanyasa
• Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Acquiring Prabhupad's birth Place in Puri
• Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - His Preaching
• Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - His Successor

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The Alvars (pronounced 'aalvaars', and also spelt as 'azhvars' and pronounced 'aazhvaars') are Hindu saint-mystics of antiquity, followers of Lord Vishnu. There were twelve of them. They sang in praise of Lord Vishnu. While the Alvars are devotees of Vishnu, the Nayanmars, (pronounced 'naayanmaars') are devotees of Siva. Alvars - Imperishable legacy. The twelve Alvars and sixty-three Nayanmars, the last of whom lived in the 9th century AD – were all inspired and ardent devotees who transmitted their divin ...

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• Alvars - Imperishable legacy
• Alvars - The Vedas in Tamil
• Alvars - Tiruppaavai
• Alvars - The remaining Azhvars
• Alvars - Renaissance of Bhakti
• Alvars - External link

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chaitya-guru

the Supersoul.

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guru-nishtha

to have firm faith in one’s guru.

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shiksha-guru

An instructing spiritual master.

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sad-guru

a bona fide spiritual master

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guru-seva

service to the spiritual master.

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guru-tattva

the principles defining a spiritual master.

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adi-guru

The first spiritual master of a disciplic succession.

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diksha-guru

The spiritual master who connects one with the Supreme Lord through initiation. A disciple has only one diksha-guru but may also have any number of shiksha-gurus, instructing spiritual masters.

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pati-guru

lit., “husband-spiritual master.” A term of respect addressed to a man by his wife.

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Guru Maharaja (Gurudeva)

title of respect given to one’s own spiritual master.

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guru-aparadha

An offense against one’s spiritual master. Such an offense is the most likely cause of falling from spiritual life.

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Parama-guru - grand-spiritual master; the guru of one’s guru.

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Sravana-guru - the person from whom one hears instructions regarding the fundamental truths of Sri Bhagavan, His energies, the living entities, and  bhaktiis known as the sravana-guru.

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Diksa-guru - initiating spiritual master. One who gives a mantra in accordance with the regulations of sastra to a qualified candidate for the purpose of worshiping Sri Bhagavan and realizing Him through that mantra is known as a diksa or mantra-guru.

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