Bhakti yoga
Le Bhakti yoga est le yoga de l'amour divin. Il se situe sur la ligne des six heures de l'Horloge cosmique, dans le quadrant du désir. Il est considéré comme le plus facile de tous les yogas, car il ne nous demande pas d'abandonner nos passions, mais seulement de les tourner vers Dieu.
[Le dévot] est invité à ressentir un désir passionné de communier avec Dieu, à se sentir en colère contre lui-même pour ne pas avoir fait de progrès spirituel, à se sentir avide de plus d'expériences spirituelles..... Le bhakti-yoga ne dit pas : " Abandonnez " ; il dit seulement : " Aimez ; aimez le plus haut ", et tout ce qui est inférieur tombera naturellement.[1]
Bhakti yogis practice devotion to God through devotional music, dance and constant repetition of his name. They often worship God in his incarnations. For example, Hindus believe that Vishnu has incarnated nine times as a God-man, an avatar. Worship of his incarnations as Krishna and Rama is very popular in India.
Bhakti yoga allows us to divert our desire for any human relationship into a relationship with God. And even when we have a human relationship, we are loving God through that person. We can choose the form that best suits our psychology and needs. We can worship God as father, mother, master, child, friend or lover.
Padma Sambhava, who in his final embodiment as a Tibetan master taught a form of yoga called guru yoga, says:
You can empower yourself by mirroring God within your soul. Entering into the path of bhakti yoga, the path of personal devotion to the Guru, is one way to do this. As you give your devotions, bow to your Gurus as they appear before you in your mind’s eye.[2]
Bhakti yoga is a way of endearing yourself to God. As you form an attachment to God, God forms an attachment to you. And when he has tried and tested your soul and put you through the Refiner’s fire, he in his good time extends to you his grace.
See also
Sources
Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet, The Masters and the Spiritual Path.