The beauty is both paths lead to the same truth. How ?
That's the take away from this video.
For some people meditation alone may work and for some devotion. Each individual is different and so one path may not suit all. Further it is a very individual choice whether they want to walk the path of devotion or meditation.
Devotion is total surrender leaving everything to God without any questions. A devotee goes through the whole day thinking of his God in all the actions that he or she performs. This requires great mindfulness.
In meditation too mindfulness is required to walk the path as you need to be mindful of your thoughts.
There is no difference but both paths have different methods of reaching the truth.
This thing of what comes first, devotion or meditation? It is a very conscious mind thing. When we think what comes first, bhakti for us is not coming first for sure because when it is devotion, it is surrender. Devotion says whatever it is, you are my Master; take me the way you want. I am not going to make all the decisions. I am not going to keep all the burdens. I am not going to bother with all this meditation and all that. I am happy that you are there and that is enough. You have brought me this far and you will take me further if you deem fit. That’s devotion.
There comes a time in devotion when you become desperate. You become so desperate that you want to truly experience God because devotion means that: (a) you believe God exists, (b) He or She has a form, and (c) That form is far more superior than you. These are the three basics of devotion.
Listen to this discourse by Om Swami to find out more.
BREATHE / SMILE / LET GO
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