About the Book Bhakti Yoga by Swami Vivekananda explains about the genuine search after God, the start, passage and conclusion lies in Love. The idea of 'Absorbed in God's Love' forms the essence of Bhakti Yoga. Through prayer, worship and ritual one surrenders himself or herself to God. 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. Vivekananda throughout his life showed that the path of love, devotion, and complete surrender to God and to one's Guru has the potential to lead man to arrive towards the Supreme Truth. Walking on the path of Bhakti, one is able to liberate from all the worldly bondages and reaches the Supreme Truth. 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.'
About the Author Swami Vivekananda; 12 January 1863-4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk. He was a chief disciple of the 19th century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world, and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. He was a major force in the contemporary Hindu reform movements in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India. Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his speech which began with the words "Sisters and brothers of America ...." in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893. He later travelled to the United States, representing India at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions. In India, Vivekananda is regarded as a patriotic saint, and his birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day. He died on 4 July 1902.
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