What Type of Devotion Is Yours?

A concise summary of Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 29

Lord Kapila said that there are many and various types of devotion based on the objectives and qualities of the executor.

Devotion in Ignorance (Lowest):

• Intention to hurt others

• Out of hypocrisy and jealousy

• Influenced by anger

• Outlook of differences

Devotion in Passion (Moderate):

• Desire for fame

• Desire for worldly pleasures

• Desire for yogic power

• Thinking that he will become equal to the Lord after liberation through the process of merging

• Considering the Lord as the order supplier

Devotion in Goodness (Highest):

• Desires to clear his karmic reactions

• Worships the Lord with no expectations in return

• Dedicate the results of his activities to the Lord

• One who sees the Lord as the SuperSoul in the hearts of all living beings

When one is constantly situated in the devotion of goodness state, then one is considered to be in the state of Bhakti Yoga (the Yoga of devotion).

The Lord offers the following to a Bhakti Yogi, however, he rejects all of the below and only desires to serve the Lord before and after liberation.

• One attains the same region as the Lord

• One becomes equal in wealth, power and glory like the Lord

• One lives near the Lord

• One attains a spiritual form like the Lord

• One merges into the Lord

Bhakti Yoga always chants Lord’s names and listens to Lord’s attributes and activities. His mind easily gets absorbed in the Supreme Lord through this process.