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> Swami Vivekananda parle ici de tout les aspect de Bhakti, des différents niveau qu'on obtient jusqu'a la Para-Bhakti, le niveau supreme. C'est un livre plein d'espoir et émouvant.
—Danieljean (Babelio) ( )

This is a book that will make you rethink your old ideas on Bhakti, or devotion.

In our modern cynical age, religion, and specially devotion, has come under increasing critical scrutiny. The leap of faith that underlies devotion has come under increasing skepticism, and the view has gained ground that Bhakti or devotion is directly antagonistic to science; you have to choose either one or the other.

This is a book that teaches us that it is not so. Swami Vivekananda brilliantly brings before us the full range of the teachings of the path of devotion of Hinduism. Bhakti has many layers, from the simple minded dualistic beliefs to the highest Advaitic principles. It is in these heights that we find the harmony of Bhakti and science, because 'God' here is not an old bearded man in the Heavens but our conceptualization of the entire Universe. We then realize how we can gain the immense strength of faith in our hearts and combine it with the vigor of science and reason. Through such an interpretation of Bhakti, we can approach the final spiritual goal of Samadhi or immersion in the absolute even in the modern age.

This book is a must for all who are looking for a fresh and strong interpretation of Bhakti which does not require us to give up science and reason.

...P. J. Mazumdar, author of The Circle of Fire: The Metaphysics of Yoga ( )