Parabhakti
เจเจธ เจ-เจเจฟเจคเจพเจฌ เจฌเจพเจฐเฉ
The first part of this book is in seven chapters. The reader will note subtle differences among the chapters. The first and second chapters describe bhakti (devotion), while the third chapter describes the experience of the bhakta (devotee). The fourth chapter takes the bhakta deeper into jnana through the relationship with the Guru, while the fifth chapter speaks of continuous, absorbing devotion to God and Guru. The sixth describes the practice of the bhakta and the spiritual activities and attitudes with which a bhakta infuses his or her life, and the seventh describes absorption, through bhakti, in jnana.
The second part of this book is in six chapters consisting of a collection of poetry:
Chapter I,ย Namah Sivaya, presents short verses praising Lord Siva, while simultaneously expressing Knowledge of the Lord.Chapter II,ย In Praise of the One Like Space, is a poem that is descriptive of Absolute Being and praising that Absolute.Chapter III,ย Realize the One Like Space, is composed of verses that pose questions that, if asked, guide the bhakta to realize the One like space.Chapter IV,ย Space of Grace, is a set of verses descriptive of the One like spaceโa description of Grace.Chapter V,ย Within the One Like Space, features verses describing the experience of the space that is the One Absolute.Chapter VI,ย Gracious Inquiry, appears as both a solicitation for Grace and also Knowledge of the ever-presence of Grace through inquiry.If a person practices pure, ego-lessย jnana, bhakti is unavoidable. On theย other hand, if a person practices pure,ย ego-less bhakti, jnana is surely inevitable.ย The glorious, lofty heights of devotionย and Knowledgeย are expressed here in thisย little book, and the sages assure us thatย the identical experience is available toย all. It is sincerely hoped that the readerย experiences the vastness of parabhaktiย while deeply meditating on these writingsย and remains absorbed therein.
To abide unmoving, without giving rise toย illusion,
free of attachment to the transientย unreality,
desireless and fearless,
absorbedย by the power of devotion that gives birthย to Knowledge,
in That, as That,ย is bhakti.
~ from the bookย Parabhakti
เจฐเฉเจเจฟเฉฐเจเจพเจ เจ เจคเฉ เจธเจฎเฉเจเจฟเจเจตเจพเจ
เจฒเฉเจเจ เจฌเจพเจฐเฉ
ย Nome, a sage who practiced self-inquiry for steady abidance in Self-Realization, is a spiritual teacher at Society of Abidance in Truth, known by the acronym SAT, which established and maintains a temple for Nondual Self-Knowledge in California. Nome teaches Advaita Vedanta, especially as is contained in the teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. These teachings are those found in traditional Advaita Vedanta as expounded by Adi Sankaracharya, Ribhu, and the Upanishads. Nome is a teacher of this spiritual knowledge, an author of the same, and a translator of Vedanta texts.
