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<ignore>2. DEFINITION OF BHAKTI
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<p text="C">for devotion or supreme love. It will pass away soon.
Blind faith also is not supreme love.
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<p text="C">The various objects which devotees worship
according to their spiritual development are: 1. a
personal God, Vishnu, Siva etc., 2. An idol or image
of the personal God which will remind him of the
Personal God, 3. An Avatara like Lord Rama or Lord
Krishna, 4. Guru or one''s spiritual guide, 5. Huma-
nity in general, 6. The whole world (Viswarupa) con-
ceived as the manifestation of the Supreme Being,
7. The Antaryamin or the inner Ruler or controller of
all the objects in the world, 8. One''s own Atman.
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<p text="M">अमृत स्वरूपा EEच ॥ ३ ॥</p>
<ignore>Sutra 3. Amruthaswaroopaa cha.</ignore>
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Sutra 3.">Amruthaswaroopaa cha.
And it is of the nature of Nectar.
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<p text=" G">अमृत स्वरूपा
of nectar ;
Amritaswaroopaa: Of the nature
of nectar; च cha: and.
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<p text="C">Devotion is real nectar. It secures freedom from
the wheel of births and deaths. Lord Yama cannot
come near a devotee. The devotee attains immorta-
lity. He lives constantly in the presence of God.
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<p text="C"><bold>Amrita: "</bold> "A" means "not" and "" means "not" and "Mrita" means
" means
death. Amrita is that which bestows immortality.
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<p text="C">God, Immortality (Amrutham), peace (Santi),
Absolute, Infinite (ananta), Intelligence, Conscious-
ness (chit), Eternity, bliss (ananda), Nirvana, free-
dom (Mukti), perfection (Siddhi), are synonymous
terms.
terms.</p>
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<p text="C">for devotion or supreme love. It will pass away soon.
Blind faith also is not supreme love.
<p text="C">The various objects which devotees worship
according to their spiritual development are: 1. a
personal God, Vishnu, Siva etc., 2. An idol or image
of the personal God which will remind him of the
Personal God, 3. An Avatara like Lord Rama or Lord
Krishna, 4. Guru or one
nity in general, 6. The whole world (Viswarupa) con-
ceived as the manifestation of the Supreme Being,
7. The Antaryamin or the inner Ruler or controller of
all the objects in the world, 8. One
<p text="M">अमृत
<ignore>Sutra 3. Amruthaswaroopaa cha.</ignore>
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Sutra 3.
A
<p text=" G">अमृत
of nectar
of nectar; च cha: and.
<p text="C">Devotion is real nectar. It secures freedom from
the wheel of births and deaths. Lord Yama cannot
come near a devotee. The devotee attains immorta-
lity. He lives constantly in the presence of God.
<p text="C"><bold>Amrita:
death. Amrita is that which bestows immortality.
<p text="C">God, Immortality (Amrutham), peace (Santi),
Absolute, Infinite (ananta), Intelligence, Conscious-
ness (chit), Eternity, bliss (ananda), Nirvana, free-
dom (Mukti), perfection (Siddhi), are synonymous
terms.
terms.</p>
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